Deathsplanation

n. 1. The act or process of explaining about death 2. Something that explains about death 3. A mutual clarification of misunderstandings about death; a reconciliation.

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Monthly Archives: November 2013

Archaeology, a destructive process – but soul-destroying?

November 25, 2013by alisonatkin 1 Comment

In late September, the recipients of the MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants were announced, among them a history professor at Boston College, Robin Fleming. In press articles, the foremost reason cited for Fleming’s […]

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Taxidermy: Just Add Death

November 23, 2013by alisonatkin 3 Comments

This time last week I was sat in a room, with thirty other people, staring at a dead bird. In the previous two hours it had been through the incredibly […]

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Knee Good

November 7, 2013by alisonatkin 1 Comment

This week there has been a headline making the rounds: New Human Body Part Discovered (or something of a similar variation). Amazing isn’t it? Well, yes it is. Except for […]

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Skeletons and Star Wars

November 6, 2013by alisonatkin 5 Comments

As a part of the recent Manchester Science Festival (Oct 24th – Nov 3rd) I gave a talk at the Science Showoff event. The event is a well-oiled machine that […]

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