Prince Philip died at 99. Living to such a ripe old age isn't unusual for UK royals. Nor is it surprising, argues an expert on aging and longevity.
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Obituaries tend to play down any negative aspects of character. Over time, they reveal what we value in life.
Death-friendly communities that welcome mortality might help us live better lives and provide better care for people at the end of their lives.
From talking about death to understanding grief, these picture books can help parents start a difficult conversation about death with young children.
Many Australians come to the end of their life while living in aged care. But damningly, the aged care royal commission found many residents have worse palliative care options than those living elsewhere.
A hospice doctor spent 10 years studying the end-of-life experiences of over 1,400 terminally ill patients.
The Canadian government needs to develop a national grief strategy to address the needs of its citizens during and after the pandemic.
If you still haven't seen this movie about a jazz pianist whose soul goes on a great adventure, it's about time you did.
Is a person dead when their heart stops beating? It turns out that the classic “flatline” of death is not so straightforward.
The testimonies of bereavement counsellors reveals devastatingly lonely experiences of grief, unexpected feelings of loss and even some silver linings.
Like a Rorschach test, the incident offers limitless interpretations. But newly published photographs of Yukio Mishima in his final weeks alive show an artist obsessed with scripting out death.
The pandemic is bringing up tough new questions as parents and grandparents develop advance care plans. Here's how to start the conversation.
Day of the Dead rituals help people connect with their ancestors, which the Aztecs believed was key to well-being.
For members of the minority religion of Wicca and witchcraft – part of contemporary paganism – Halloween is not just a children's holiday: It is both a celebration and acceptance of death.
The pandemic and political turmoil have left many people feeling anxious, angry and despairing. Being open to joy might bring some respite.
Hindu philosophy believes the soul to be immortal. Death is considered to be the end of only physical incarnation, as the soul continues its journey of multiple births until its final liberation.
The former justice received a Jewish funeral at the Supreme Court. But in other ways, Ginsburg's burial is breaking with traditional Jewish death rituals.
Becoming aware of your own mortality can be a liberating and awakening experience.
A funeral director explains how the bodies of the deceased are prepared for burial or cremation in the United States.
It's not always easy to determine the cause of a death. Distinguishing between whether someone has died from or with COVID-19 is necessary for understanding the impact of the virus.
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Deakin University
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Professor Emeritus of Death Studies, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Coventry University
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Senior Lecturer, University of York
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Professor of Property Law and Death Studies, Queen's University Belfast
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Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Specialist in Intensive Care and Head of Clinical Unit in Ethics and Health Law, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Interdisciplinary Professor of Digital Living, University of Dundee
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Lecturer, Media and Communications program, The University of Melbourne
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Associate professor in Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Anthropology, The University of Melbourne
