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John Smart, co-founder of the Brain Preservation Foundation—an organization dedicated to the study of maintaining brain function after our biological death—argues that the "redundant, resilient and distributed" nature of long-term memory makes it possible to preserve significant portions of our identity after death. 
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The phenomenon of near-death experience continues to attract the interest of a wide range of scientists, among them Dutch researcher Maureen Venselaar. In this article, she proposes a significantly updated theory on what happens during such events, rooted in the dynamics of both physics and astrophysics. This topic has been a longtime focus of study for IONS and its network of colleagues. Most recently, we reported on the “Final Passages” forum hosted by the Promega Corporation and the BTC Institute, and we are collaborating with Deepak Chopra on a feature film titled Death Makes Life Possible.
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We all believe that death is bad. But why is death bad? More on DEATH: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=death
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George Washington University Professor Jeffrey P. Blomster's latest research explores the importance of the ballgame to ancient Mesoamerican societies.
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Thinking about death can actually be a good thing. An awareness of mortality can improve physical health and help us re-prioritize our goals and values, according to a new analysis of recent scientific studies. Articles about PSYCHOLOGY: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=psychology
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Researchers have demonstrated that people can be conditioned to dream up the near-death experience of flying toward a light at the end of a tunnel, proving that these experiences are products of the human mind.
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Death can have a profound effect on a person's religious beliefs. In a new study, death not only strengthened a person's religious beliefs but also increased the denial of other religions.
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New research reveals that people are more likely to die on their birthdays than any other day.
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The settings for a person’s biological clock might provide clues to when, during the day, he or she will be more active. What’s more, these same settings could be linked to what time of day a person might die, a new study finds.
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To investigate the effect of mortality awareness, researchers behind the influential "terror management theory" first experimented with judges and prostitutes.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zm833 Professor Brian Cox explains how the ingredients of life are created in the heart of a dying star.
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Take a breathtaking journey into the future, five billion years from now, to see the ultimate fate of the Solar System. This gem from HubbleCast showcases st...
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