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Tech

Washington Could Become the First State to Compost the Dead

01.02.19

By Sarah Emerson
Entertainment

The Death of Thailand’s King Is Turning the Country’s Fashion Industry Black

11.05.16

By Dorian Geiger
Identity

Atheism Terrifies People Because It Makes Us Think About Death

05.11.15

By Simon Davis
This Mortician Wants You to Take a Hands-On Approach with Corpses

10.01.14

By Simon Davis
Tana Toraja Villagers Take Tomb Sweeping to a Morbid Extreme

09.29.14

By Marc Ressang

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Would You Work Harder If You Were Barefoot? These Companies Hope So.

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Is Hope Impossible? This Philosopher Might Change Your Mind.

The problem isn’t hope itself; it’s that some philosophers have been playing by rules that give hope a weird definition.

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