Ep. 170 Death Pt 2: A Twitching Heart
Description
We return with our second episode on Death, the final frontier! What is it? Actually though, like what determines the moment when someone dies? This question has actually had a different answer through the years, and we dive into the definition and how it has changed as technology has advanced. We finish with an example of cutting-edge technology that may further muddy the line between alive and dead!
References:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150508-what-happens-after-we-die
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167701214002127
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5570697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6880073/
https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/history-of-cpr
https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/deaths-troubled-relationship-law/2020-12
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05016-1
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02112-0
https://news.yale.edu/2022/08/03/yale-developed-technology-restores-cell-organ-function-pigs-after-death
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02060-9
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