How Long Can You Live After Death?

Pushing daisies. Kicked the bucket. Bought the farm. Six feet under. Crossed over. Passed away. Shuffled off this mortal coil. It is said that the more important - or taboo - a concept is to a society, the more euphemisms that society will have for it, and death is no exception. Death is central to the human experience, with every culture on earth having developed elaborate rituals to mourn the deceased and help them go gentle into that good night. But…what is death, anyway? How is it actually defined? Author: Gilles Messier Host/Editor: Daven Hiskey Producer: Samuel Avila 0:00 Intro 2:45 How the Ancients Determined Death and the Disturbing Frequency of Burying People Alive 6:21 Changing the Game WITH SCIENCE! 9:22 So Where Does That Leave Us with the "When are They Dead?" Question? 29:44 What Killed George Washington and the Last Minute Pitch to Re-Animate His Days Old Dead Body

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