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Science and the future: Death - nothing more certain? - Oxford Literary Festival

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From Neolithic burials to Mozart's Requiem and the novels of Martin Amis, humans have fashioned cultural responses to the inevitability of each individual's demise.
But what does science have to say about death? In a stimulating panel discussion, scientists and writers debate the impact of future advances in science and technology on our understanding of the end.

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Episode Information

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Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars
People
Donna Dickenson
Adam Rutherford
Anders Sandberg
Georgina Ferry
Frances Ashcroft
Paul Fairchild
Keywords
science
death
Sunday Times Literary Festival
literature
philosophy
Department: Oxford Martin School
Date Added: 18/06/2013
Duration: 01:06:56

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