Author: Mary Frances Knapp


  • Can a Video Game Save Your Life?
    Jane McGonigal saved her life and improved countless others with SuperBetter

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  • “A Good Death” by Joshua Bright
    The New York Times photographer learned many things from the dying John R. Hawkins — among them, what it means to have “a good death”

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  • “Death is Coming for You” Prank
    We couldn’t resist a bit of black British humor

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  • New Awareness Campaign for Alzheimer’s Brain Disease
    Domenico Liberti explores symptoms of memory loss and advanced dementia in his campaign

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  • What is Death Midwifery? (Interview)
    Beyond Yonder Death Midwifery is a contemporary approach to a bygone end-of-life practice

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  • NPR’s Scott Simon on Tweeting at a Death Bed
    The National Public Radio host tweeted his mother’s witticisms from her death bed

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  • “Die” (1962) by Minimalist Tony Smith
    The sculpture’s enigmatic relationship with death and dying

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  • “Welcome to Heaven!”
    Ever wonder what swearing in Heaven would be like? Check out this Daniel Tosh stand-up

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  • The Buddhist Philosophy of Becoming Again
    The cyclical nature of life after death in Buddhist tradition

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  • The Site “See Your Folks” Reminds Us to Spend Time with Parents
    Are your parents aging? A new expectancy calculator reveals the number of times you have left to see see mom and dad.

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