Today, most scientists agree that, prior to dying, something likely happens inside the brain — it’s just unclear what. Perhaps souls really can glimpse into the afterlife… or maybe brains are simply processing chemical reactions to physical trauma.
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Mar 2024
Disappearance at the Vatican: The Orlandi Case
What happens when a teenager goes missing in the world’s smallest, and supposedly safest, country? Emanuela Orlandi’s sudden disappearance remains the only missing person’s case in Vatican City, yet more than 40 years later we still have no idea what really happened behind the pa ... Show More
1h 4m
Dec 2023
The Blurred Line Between Life and Death
We think of life and death as clear cut — you're alive or you're not; your heart's beating or it isn't; your brain functions or it doesn't. But when you look a bit deeper, both on a biological level, and in terms of people's experiences, the border where life ends and death begin ... Show More
49m 30s
Mar 2022
Que se passe-t-il dans le cerveau avant de mourir ?
Il est des questions qui taraudent l'esprit humain depuis le début des temps. Ainsi, l'homme s'est-il toujours demandé ce qui se passait dans son cerveau au moment de sa mort. Les chercheurs sont en mesure, aujourd'hui, d'apporter une première réponse.
Un décès inopiné
Le but de ... Show More
2m 28s
Dec 2021
CLASSIC: What happens when we die?
Death - the most mysterious, unknowable, and terrifying event in human experience. Some philosophers believe society is shaped, ultimately, by the fear of death. So what actually happens when you die? Is there anything after? Learn more in this classic episode. Learn more about y ... Show More
1h 11m
Mar 2022
Que se passe-t-il dans le cerveau au moment de la mort ?
Il est des questions qui taraudent l'esprit humain depuis le début des temps. Ainsi, l'homme s'est-il toujours demandé ce qui se passait dans son cerveau au moment de sa mort. Les chercheurs sont en mesure, aujourd'hui, d'apporter une première réponse.
Un décès inopiné
Le but de ... Show More
1m 53s