Cryonics May Someday Reveal Secrets of the Human Mind
An understanding of the nuances of the individual mind an idiosyncratic sense of humor, or a creative impulse toward poetry has long eluded neuroscientists. Emerging from the label of science fiction, cryonics may offe ...
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The New Honeymoon: Glamping
Newlyweds are among the throng of vacationers embracing a rising trend in romantic getaways: Glamping. Glamping is the term coined for glamorous camping, which, as it turns out, is more than just a euphemism for flush ...
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Creative Ways to Disperse One’s Ashes
The steady rise in the popularity of cremation may be due to a number of factors. As an alternative to a traditional internment with a casket and a cemetery plot, cremation may prove to be far more affordable. There is ...
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Man-Made Reef Attracts Sea Life With Cremated Ashes
Something fishy is going on off the coast of Dorset, England, and the locals could not be happier about it. The county counsel approved a proposal to construct a series of artificial offshore reefs on an area of seabed c ...
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Widening a Child’s Circle With a Naming Ceremony
The Greek root of the word baptism means to identify with or to be made one with. Since human history has been recorded, variations of the ritual have existed for many different cultures in many different forms. The ...
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Poshest Places to Be Buried in the U.S.
They may not be able to take it with them, but many people are choosing burial locations that leave enough behind to remember them by. America's wealthy are buying up some of the country's most prized real estate in or ...
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The World’s Oddest Burial Sites
In the American imagination, a traditional cemetery, complete with manicured lawns and symmetrical headstones, remains the standard image for a burial site. Around the world, however, people have been put to rest in so ...
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Make the Odds Ever After in Your Favor
Love may be blind, but according to a study from Emory University, divorce can be displayed in a reader-friendly series of pie charts and graphs. Recent research considered significant factors in why people split up. D ...
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The Modern Gift Registry
Of all the preparations that go into planning a wedding, one would think the gift registry would be a no-brainer. After all, what's complicated about presents? Turns out, the registry is in flux. All but gone are the d ...
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Cemeteries as Wedding Venues
When planning a wedding, professional planners often recommend that couples secure a venue first. In Indianapolis, that could mean nailing down a premier spot in the last place you would think the cemetery. The Communi ...
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