“More terminally ill Coloradans than ever are turning to Denver Health’s Medical Aid in Dying clinic. We spent the summer witnessing the quiet decisions and final moments of those who chose when—and how—to say goodbye.”
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Glowworms
“In the punt on the river in the cave, beneath the dim light of glowing worms, it was thoughts of my own death that consumed me.”
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Uncanny Testimony
As the last Holocaust survivors approach the end of their lives, an AI scholar grapples with technology that promises to freeze them in time.
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Meta’s Flirty AI Chatbot Invited a Retiree to New York. He Never Made It Home.
“A cognitively impaired New Jersey man grew infatuated with a Facebook Messenger chatbot with a young woman’s persona. His fatal attraction puts a spotlight on Meta’s AI guidelines, which have let chatbots make things up and engage in ‘sensual’ banter with children.”
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Disneyland of the Dead
London’s Highgate Cemetery shows us just how hard it is to keep the dead buried.
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The Gravekeeper’s Paradox
“People want permanent tombstones that also show decay.”
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In Death, New Life: The Science And Symbolism of a Whale Fall
“When a whale dies, its body creates a new mini ecosystem on the ocean floor—a process full of biological and poetic lessons for those willing to learn them.”
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‘Do You Have a Family?’: Midlife With No Kids, Ageing Parents–and No Crisis
“Three generations: dead, old, and middle-aged.”
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Losing My Dad in Installments
“Back then, it felt easier to say goodbye to each part of him as they left.”
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The Mystery of the Nameless Girl Found Dead in a Spanish Border Town
“On a summer morning in 1990, the body of a young woman appeared in a small town close to the frontier. For those who saw her, finding her identity became an obsession that would last 30 years.”