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