The 4 Stories We Tell Ourselves About Death - Stephen Cave #38

ReWild Yourself

English - March 17, 2015 20:07 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 857 ratings
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In this episode of ReWild Yourself! podcast, I have a fascinating
conversation with Stephen Cave — author of internationally acclaimed book
"Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization" —
about death and why we fear it. He elaborates on the "4 stories we tell
ourselves about death" from his popular TED talk.

Episode Breakdown:
* First experiences with death
* Other species’ relationship to death
* Immortality projects
* The “elixir” story
* The “resurrection” story
* The “soul” story
* Science and the immortality quest
* The “legacy” story
* How to cope with death denial
* Stephen’s thoughts on the “zombie apocalypse” heroism over death
* What it’s like to work in the death field
* Stephen’s new projects

Guests

Stephen Cave