afterlife
When I Died and Came Back, I Left Something on the Other Side
I died on August 19, 2011, near my house in Mesa, Arizona. I was fully engulfed by blackness. That's all there was. I was not in my body, I was not with my body, I was not part of my body, but for a while I was still somehow aware of it all.
What Does It Feel Like to Kill Someone?
The stories of four people who directly caused someone else's death in one way or another.
Tana Toraja Villagers Take Tomb Sweeping to a Morbid Extreme
The Tana Toraja regency on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has an unusual death ritual: Every few years, families reunite to exhume the bodies of their deceased relatives, clean up the inside of their coffins, and sometimes give their ancestors a...
How to Prepare for Your Digital Afterlife
Working out what to do with someone's online presence has become part of the modern grieving process, but on the whole, we're in denial about our digital legacies. Here's how to clean up the puddle of life you're going to leave online when you expire.
The Jehovah's Witnesses' Annual Convention Was So Organized It Was Creepy
They oversee everything and leave nothing up to the venue, including cleaning. It's a style of planning and teamwork that must be well practiced after decades of carving up a neighborhood into sectors, and knocking on every door.
Beyond Dreams: Arcade Fire's New Music Video For "Afterlife"
Plus, see how director Emily Kai Bock made this film about dreams without being cheesy in an exclusive Q&A.
[Video Premiere] Enter A Dream With Arcade Fire's New Music Video For "Afterlife"
Plus, see how director Emily Kai Bock wrote a narrative about dreams without being cheesy in an exclusive Q&A
You Can Shoot the Ashes of Your Loved Ones into Space for $2,000
Going to space isn't just for crazy billionaires anymore. Now, if you're dead, you can go to space for less money than it costs to buy a mid-sized sedan.
How Humans Will Respond to Immortality: An Interview with Philosopher John Fischer
Fischer received a $5 million grant to lead a project studying mortality. Motherboard captured an hour of his thoughts for all time.
What Kids Say About Death
"I would like to die in the most badass way possible: fighting a shark with my fists and drowning at the same time."
Facebook Ups Its Quest for a Monopoly On the Afterlife
Who do you trust more with your organs, Facebook or the DMV? Or do you even care? Because you're dead, hopefully. The dead part is becoming more and more debatable actually, with a kind of emerging grey (matter, heh) area around the concept of brain...