A Journey Through Death with Joanna Ebenstein
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Friend of the show Joanna Ebenstein tells us about her enduring fascination with death, how it led her to create the Morbid Anatomy Museum and, after some setbacks, why she eventually settled on her new home of Mexico City. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: If you are interested in mortality and death and medical images and anatomical presentations, check out Morbid Anatomy. Joanna is also working on a new book called Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death  to Live a Better Life. Pre-order it here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736595/memento-mori-by-joanna-ebenstein/
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