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Browsing Death

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Technology

Dutch Design Week 2025: Digital afterlives and making space for grief

Dutch Design Week 2025 has so far prompted visitors to question what it means to be human, and what challenges that notion more than death itself.

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Technology

Netflix’s Famous Last Words signals a new era of digital legacy

Dr Jane Goodall, the renowned ethologist and conservationist passed away this week. An interview she recorded for Netflix’s new series Famous Last Words has now been released, unedited.

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Travel & Hospitality

Grief Rebranded

How individuals process and cope with loss is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by technology, painmoons and the power of community.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

The Hear My Last Wish initiative transforms organ donation culture

Publicis Groupe and Leo Burnett Taiwan have introduced Hear My Last Wish, a project addressing the reluctance of families to consent to organ donation during times of grief.

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Culture & Media

The Trend: Danse Macabre

Taking dark humour to the next level, Gen Z are using death as a day-to-day source of cringe comedy – but also relatability.

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Technology

Preserving Digital Legacies

Meet the innovators safeguarding and cherishing precious digital memories beyond the grave.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

Stat: Young Britons have a mature outlook on death

Generation Z in the UK demonstrate a more open and mature outlook on death, marking a significant difference from older demographics.

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Health, Wellness & Sport

Death Positivity Market

Dying is driving new wellness conversations as brands work to transform end-of-life planning through more progressive and positive funerals.

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Sustainability

Recompose turns human bodies into compost

Allowing the eco-conscious to continue recycling even after death, the facility is expected to open in spring 2021.