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Bone and SickleThe Unknown CarnivalMr. Ridenour introduces his new book “A Season of Madness: Fools, Monsters, and Marvels of the Old-World Carnival,” explaining how the project grew out of his research for “The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas.” In this episode, he sketches out chapter themes and topics, from ancient Rome to modern Bulgaria, focusing particularly on cultural hinterlands where festivities still echo the cruel realities of the old, agricultural world and where medieval Christianity intertwines with pagan practice. The Carnival portrayed is at once beautiful, strange, and savage. Spring is welcomed by clowns waving inflated pig bladders. Stalking sheepskin monsters brandish clubs bri...2025-04-2124 min
BEYOND with Tiffany HopkinsJoanna Ebenstein's Momento MoriJoanna Ebenstein's latest book, Momento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life, is the culmination of her almost 20 years of research into the human experience of death. In this episode, Joanna and I discuss the afterlife and its importance not just historically but as a felt, embodied experience. This is especially true for those who may not have inherited explicit beliefs or practices around death. We talk through how we developed our understanding through research and experience, in particular, cultivating acceptance that we cannot know, in a rational sense, what happens after we die. Joanna...2025-03-1144 min
CIIS Public ProgramsJoanna Ebenstein: On Befriending DeathSome podcast apps may not display links from our show notes properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.
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Talking about death is often deemed morbid or taboo, but to fully embrace life, scientists, psychologists, and spiritual leaders all agree—contemplating death is the key to living a life with meaning. In this episode, Joanna Ebenstein, author and founder of Morbid Anatomy—an organization exploring the spaces between art and medicine, death and culture—is joined in conversation with CIIS faculty and Chicane philosopher Saraliza Anzaldúa exploring how to befriend death.
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Buried in Work PodcastThe Lost Art of Mourning: What We’ve Forgotten About Death with Joanna EbensteinWe don’t talk about death, but we should. Our culture has pushed death out of sight, making it something to fear rather than understand. But what if embracing death could actually help us live more fully?In this episode of the Buried in Work Podcast, Joanna Ebenstein, artist, author, and founder of Morbid Anatomy, uncovers the forgotten history of mourning, why we’ve become disconnected from death, and how reclaiming lost traditions can bring meaning back into our lives.Click the link for FULL SHOW NOTESDid this episode chan...2025-02-1238 minBEYOND with Tiffany HopkinsMy Favorite Books of 2024Here are the books that made my year! Plus one for next year and a few from the past couple years. I mentioned Joanna & my class on June 25th about our books that you can learn about on Lily Dale’s website. And you can pre-order my book Beyond: A Living Person’s Guide to the Dead!
Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
Heaven is a Place on Earth by Adrian Shirk
A Wild and Sacred Call by Will. A Adams
What it Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can...2024-12-2336 min
Coffee and CauldronsDeath For The LivingThis week we are joined by Joanna Ebenstein, founder of Morbid Anatomy, and author of Memento Mori, to discuss death for the living — an important crossover for anyone interested in death work/death magic.
We explore the upcoming New Moon in Sagittarius and the theme of "being authentic to yourself" in tarot.
Creatives we are loving this week are
-Robyn’s choice: duyguturgok
-Maria’s choice: Dream Song Oracle
-Listener Choice: rosy.ghost
Be sure to join us at next years Windy City Paranormal Festival!
Remember to join us...2024-11-291h 01
The Witch Wave#136 - Joanna Ebenstein, Founder of Morbid Anatomy and Author of "Memento Mori"Joanna Ebensteinis the founder and creative director of Morbid Anatomy, which is the world’s leading community that focuses on, among other things, the culture and contemplation of death. Morbid Anatomy has taken many forms since its founding in 2007. It’s been a wildly popular blog, a library, a museum, a project-in-residence at Green-Wood Cemetery, just to name a few, and it’s currently both an in-person gathering space in Brooklyn’s Industry City, as well as a thriving online community that features lectures, workshops, and merch, as well as in-person experiences including field trips, conferences, and other events.An...2024-10-231h 22
Shades of the AfterlifeEpisode 209: Day of the Dead & Memento Mori: Contemplating Death to Live the Life You Want!Join Sandra and death expert Joanna Ebenstein for a look at why we fear death, and discover a culture that believes in the afterlife!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-10-1850 min
The Best of Coast to Coast AMEpisode 209: Day of the Dead & Memento Mori: Contemplating Death to Live the Life You Want!Join Sandra and death expert Joanna Ebenstein for a look at why we fear death, and discover a culture that believes in the afterlife!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-10-1850 min
Shades of the AfterlifeEpisode 209: Day of the Dead & Memento Mori: Contemplating Death to Live the Life You Want!Join Sandra and death expert Joanna Ebenstein for a look at why we fear death, and discover a culture that believes in the afterlife!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-10-1850 min
Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Psychoanalysis, Art, Occulture, PoliticsRU314: JOANNA EBENSTEIN ON MEMENTO MORI- THE ART OF CONTEMPLATING DEATH TO LIVE A BETTER LIFERU314: JOANNA EBENSTEIN ON MEMENTO MORI: THE ART OF CONTEMPLATING DEATH TO LIVE A BETTER LIFE http://www.renderingunconscious.org/jung/ru314-joanna-ebenstein-founder-of-morbid-anatomy-museum-on-memento-mori/
Rendering Unconscious episode 314.
Joanna Ebenstein is an author and the founder and creative director of Morbid Anatomy Museum. https://www.morbidanatomy.org/
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She is here to talk about her new book Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life (TarcherPerigee, 2024). https://amzn.to/3UbNtvg
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Howl in the WildernessThe Art of Keeping Death Alive | Joanna Ebenstein (Morbid Anatomy) | HITW 152Get early release of full ad-free episodes by joining the pack at http://patreon.com/howlinthewildernessJoanna Ebenstein is the founder and creative director of Morbid Anatomy. An internationally recognized death expert, her books include Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy, Death: A Graveside Companion and The Anatomical Venus. She is also an award-winning curator, photographer, and graphic designer, and teacher of the many times sold out class Memento Mori: Befriending Death with Art, History and the Imagination.https://www.joannaebenstein.com/Show Links:http...2024-10-091h 19
We Don't Die Radio462 Joanna Ebenstein - Author of "Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life"What would it to be like to befriend death? To honestly accept that it is going to happen to us all and make peace with it? Our guest today talks about death in a VERY unique way from any of the quests we’ve heard before. Joanna Ebenstein is an internationally recognized death expert. She is the author of several books, including her brand new: “Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life.” (find on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3ZtMxpH ) Joanna is also an award-winning curator, photographer, graphic designer and founder of Morbid Anatomy. You can find...2024-09-2048 min
WE DON'T DIE® Radio with host Sandra Champlain462 Joanna Ebenstein - Author of "Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life"What would it to be like to befriend death? To honestly accept that it is going to happen to us all and make peace with it? Our guest today talks about death in a VERY unique way from any of the quests we’ve heard before. Joanna Ebenstein is an internationally recognized death expert. She is the author of several books, including her brand new: “Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life.” (find on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3ZtMxpH ) Joanna is also an award-winning curator, photographer, graphic designer and founder of Morbid A...2024-09-2048 min
Your Favorite Stories, Now in Your Ears - Full AudiobookMemento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life Audiobook by Joanna EbensteinListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 752178
Title: Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life
Author: Joanna Ebenstein
Narrator: Joanna Ebenstein
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:41:50
Language: English
Release date: 09-10-24
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Disorders & Diseases, Social Science, Death & Bereavement
Summary:
A transformative guide to embrace your own mortality and live a more fulfilling life
Talking about death has been deemed morbid, taboo, or even pathological. But in order to fully embrace life, scientists, psychologists, and spiritual leaders all agree—contemplating death is the key to living a...2024-09-108h 41
This Is the AuthorS9 E29: Melissa Petro, Valarie Kaur, and Joanna EbensteinIn this episode, meet journalist Melissa Petro, activist and founder of the Revolutionary Love Project Valarie Kaur, and founder and creative director of Morbid Anatomy Joanna Ebenstein. Tune in to hear about the specific moments in time that inspired these authors to write their books, what it was like to record their audiobooks, and so much more.
Shame on You by Melissa Petro: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736321/shame-on-you-by-melissa-petro/audio
Sage Warrior by Valarie Kaur: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690793/sage-warrior-by-valarie-kaur/audio
Memento Mori by Joanna Ebenstein: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736595/memento-mori-by-joanna-ebenstein/audio2024-09-1021 min
Morbidly Curious Book Club PodcastBONUS: "Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life" with the author Joanna EbensteinJoin us if you're curious: themorbidlycuriousbookclub.com“It might come as a surprise to know that, for millennia, people all over the world have actively cultivated a relationship with death, as an important part of both living and dying well. Shamans and priests acted as psychopomps—literally, soul guides—to help people move through the death process. People consulted ‘books of the dead,’ guides to preparing for a good death and after-life experience. And Those who learned to know death, rather than to fear and fight it, become our teachers about life. our ancestors utilized memento mori (Latin for...2024-09-101h 32
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceMemento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life by Joanna EbensteinPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/752178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life Author: Joanna Ebenstein Narrator: Joanna Ebenstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: A transformative guide to embrace your own mortality and live a more fulfilling life Talking about death has been deemed morbid, taboo, or even pathological. But in order to fully embrace life, scientists, psychologists, and spiritual leaders all agree—contemplating death is the key to living a life with meaning. This life-changing book will give you a...2024-09-1010 min
Conversations on DeathMemento Mori with Joanna EbensteinJoanna Ebenstein is a Mexico-based author, photographer, curator and designer. She is the founder and creative director of Morbid Anatomy, an organization that has been exploring the interstices of art and medicine, death and culture, since 2007. She traces her lineage back to Judah Loew ben Bezalel, credited with creating the Golem in 16th century Prague. She is also a proud member of The Order of the Good Death.Her books include Anatomica, Death: A Graveside Companion, The Anatomical Venus, The Morbid Anatomy Anthology, (with Colin Dickey) and Walter Potter’s Curious World of Taxidermy (with Dr Pat Mo...2024-06-1136 min
The Atlas Obscura PodcastA Journey Through Death with Joanna EbensteinFriend of the show Joanna Ebenstein tells us about her enduring fascination with death, how it led her to create the Morbid Anatomy Museum and, after some setbacks, why she eventually settled on her new home of Mexico City.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: If you are interested in mortality and death and medical images and anatomical presentations, check out Morbid Anatomy. Joanna is also working on a new book called Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life. Pre-order it here.
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OBS: RadioessänMännen vill in i inälvorna och kontrolleraÄven om man kunde få AI att på styra de fysiska sexrobotarnas hjärnor, så skulle det inte röra sig om några oberäkneliga hysterikor. Eller? Aase Berg funderar över gamla och nya vaxdockor. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.Zombierna ryter och rosslar, smackar och slaskar när de sliter köttslamsor ur ännu levande människokroppar. Det är jag och min dotter som tittar på teveserien The Walking Dead (som s...2024-03-1409 min
BEYOND with Tiffany HopkinsThe Mysteries of Making Things with Joanna EbensteinThis episode I get to share with you a little of Joanna Ebenstein's brilliance. Joanna is best known as the co-founder and creative director of Morbid Anatomy. She's also an author, photographer (she took the photo in this episode's cover), curator, producer, art director, and designer. Throughout her experiences bringing all these different forms of creativity into the world she's found some really meaningful philosophies, habits, and tools, which she shares with us during our wide ranging conversation.
You can see more about Joanna on her website. The Morbid Anatomy Patreon is an online journal of videos...2023-03-2955 min
The MIT Press PodcastJoanna Ebenstein, "Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus: A Morbid Guide" (MIT Press, 2022)Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) was a celebrated Dutch anatomist, master embalmer, and museologist. He is best remembered today for strange tableaux, crafted from fetal skeletons and other human remains, that flicker provocatively at the edges of science, art, and memento mori. Ruysch exhibited these pieces, along with hundreds of other artful specimens, in his home museum and catalogued them in his lavishly illustrated Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus (MIT Press, 2022). This book offers the first English translation of Ruysch's guide to his collection, along with all the illustrations from the original volume, photographs of some his most imaginative extant spe...2022-11-0252 min
New Books in Early Modern HistoryJoanna Ebenstein, "Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus: A Morbid Guide" (MIT Press, 2022)Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) was a celebrated Dutch anatomist, master embalmer, and museologist. He is best remembered today for strange tableaux, crafted from fetal skeletons and other human remains, that flicker provocatively at the edges of science, art, and memento mori. Ruysch exhibited these pieces, along with hundreds of other artful specimens, in his home museum and catalogued them in his lavishly illustrated Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus (MIT Press, 2022). This book offers the first English translation of Ruysch's guide to his collection, along with all the illustrations from the original volume, photographs of some his most imaginative extant spe...2022-11-0254 min
New Books in BiographyJoanna Ebenstein, "Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus: A Morbid Guide" (MIT Press, 2022)Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) was a celebrated Dutch anatomist, master embalmer, and museologist. He is best remembered today for strange tableaux, crafted from fetal skeletons and other human remains, that flicker provocatively at the edges of science, art, and memento mori. Ruysch exhibited these pieces, along with hundreds of other artful specimens, in his home museum and catalogued them in his lavishly illustrated Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus (MIT Press, 2022). This book offers the first English translation of Ruysch's guide to his collection, along with all the illustrations from the original volume, photographs of some his most imaginative extant spe...2022-11-0254 min
New Books in Literary StudiesJoanna Ebenstein, "Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus: A Morbid Guide" (MIT Press, 2022)Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) was a celebrated Dutch anatomist, master embalmer, and museologist. He is best remembered today for strange tableaux, crafted from fetal skeletons and other human remains, that flicker provocatively at the edges of science, art, and memento mori. Ruysch exhibited these pieces, along with hundreds of other artful specimens, in his home museum and catalogued them in his lavishly illustrated Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus (MIT Press, 2022). This book offers the first English translation of Ruysch's guide to his collection, along with all the illustrations from the original volume, photographs of some his most imaginative extant spe...2022-11-0254 min
New Books in the History of ScienceJoanna Ebenstein, "Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus: A Morbid Guide" (MIT Press, 2022)Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) was a celebrated Dutch anatomist, master embalmer, and museologist. He is best remembered today for strange tableaux, crafted from fetal skeletons and other human remains, that flicker provocatively at the edges of science, art, and memento mori. Ruysch exhibited these pieces, along with hundreds of other artful specimens, in his home museum and catalogued them in his lavishly illustrated Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus (MIT Press, 2022). This book offers the first English translation of Ruysch's guide to his collection, along with all the illustrations from the original volume, photographs of some his most imaginative extant spe...2022-11-0254 min
New Books in Western European StudiesJoanna Ebenstein, "Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus: A Morbid Guide" (MIT Press, 2022)Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) was a celebrated Dutch anatomist, master embalmer, and museologist. He is best remembered today for strange tableaux, crafted from fetal skeletons and other human remains, that flicker provocatively at the edges of science, art, and memento mori. Ruysch exhibited these pieces, along with hundreds of other artful specimens, in his home museum and catalogued them in his lavishly illustrated Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus (MIT Press, 2022). This book offers the first English translation of Ruysch's guide to his collection, along with all the illustrations from the original volume, photographs of some his most imaginative extant spe...2022-11-0254 min
New Books in ArtJoanna Ebenstein, "Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus: A Morbid Guide" (MIT Press, 2022)Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731) was a celebrated Dutch anatomist, master embalmer, and museologist. He is best remembered today for strange tableaux, crafted from fetal skeletons and other human remains, that flicker provocatively at the edges of science, art, and memento mori. Ruysch exhibited these pieces, along with hundreds of other artful specimens, in his home museum and catalogued them in his lavishly illustrated Frederik Ruysch and His Thesaurus Anatomicus (MIT Press, 2022). This book offers the first English translation of Ruysch's guide to his collection, along with all the illustrations from the original volume, photographs of some his most imaginative extant spe...2022-11-0254 min
Bioethics for the PeopleHalloween SpecialIn the first ever repeat guest appearance on the Podcast, the amazingly talented and sassy fan favorite, Dr. Darian Goldin Stahl, joins Tyler and Devan again for a spooky ooky Halloween episode. Will there be books bound in human skin? Will there be Murder and Mayhem? Will Darian tell us another ghost story? Check out the episode to find out. Check out some of the things we discussed in this episode here:Charuchandra, Sukanya. 2019. Deathly Displays, circa 1662–1731: Frederik Ruysch’s collections blended specimens for scientific discovery with macabre art. December 1. Ebenstein, Joanna. 2016. The Anatomic...2021-10-2837 min
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaMorbid Anatomy w/ Joanna EbensteinIn this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by the founder and creative director of Morbid Anatomy, Joanna Ebenstein. They talk about her newest book, "Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy." Together, they dig into the art, history, and science behind visual representations of the human body, including how anatomical representations remind us of our own mortality.2021-02-011h 05
The C Word (M4A Feed)S08E04: Halloween specialHuddle around the camp fire of your imagination with us as we trade ghost stories and creepy anecdotes with special guest host Aly Singh: it’s time for our first ever Halloween special! Also tune in for bewitching brew at the Benchwork Bar, and a review of ’Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy’ for extra goosebumps!
01:19 Creepy collections and odd objects
11:23 Working in haunted places
39:50 What would WE haunt?
44:11 Conservation Halloween costumes
48:04 Benchwork Bar: Worker’s Comp
50:08 Review: ’Anatomica – The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy’
Show Notes:2020-10-2856 minThe C Word (MP3 Feed)S08E04: Halloween specialHuddle around the camp fire of your imagination with us as we trade ghost stories and creepy anecdotes with special guest host Aly Singh: it’s time for our first ever Halloween special! Also tune in for bewitching brew at the Benchwork Bar, and a review of ’Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy’ for extra goosebumps!
01:19 Creepy collections and odd objects
11:23 Working in haunted places
39:50 What would WE haunt?
44:11 Conservation Halloween costumes
48:04 Benchwork Bar: Worker’s Comp
50:08 Review: ’Anatomica – The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy’
Show Notes:2020-10-2856 min
Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Psychoanalysis, Art, Occulture, PoliticsRU76: RENDERING JOANNA EBENSTEIN UNCONSCIOUS, Curator & Author of Morbid AnatomyThis episode of Rendering Unconscious Podcast features author and curator Joanna Ebenstein, best known for her work with Morbid Anatomy. http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com
https://www.joannaebenstein.com
Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by psychoanalyst Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, who interviews psychoanalysts, psychologists, scholars, creative arts therapists, writers, poets, philosophers, artists and other creatives & intellectuals about their process, world events, the current state of mental health care, politics, culture, the arts & more. http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Vanessa Sinclair, Psy.D. is an American psychoanalyst now based Stockholm, who sees clients internationally, specializing in offering quality psychoanalytic treatment remotely and online. This...2020-05-081h 01
Ghostly Talk PodcastEp 61 - Colin Dickey | Ghostland: An American History in Haunted PlacesColin Dicky’s book Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places is hands down one of the finest books to grace the market in years. It needs to be a staple in everyone’s paranormal library. Check out the book description and bio below.
Book Description:
Colin Dickey is on the trail of America’s ghosts. Crammed into old houses and hotels, abandoned prisons and empty hospitals, the spirits that linger continue to capture our collective imagination, but why? His own fascination piqued by a house hunt in Los Angeles that revealed derelict foreclosures and “zombie homes,” Dickey embarks on a journey...2019-04-021h 07
Expanding MindExpanding Mind - Morbid Anatomist - 11.16.17Writer, photographer, and curator Joanna Ebenstein talks about Goth obsessions, memento mori, Santa Muerta, and her extraordinary new illustrated collection Death: A Graveside Companion (Thames & Hudson). 2017-11-1600 min
FRIGHT SCHOOL028 - She's going through so much - The Babadook (2014)We're getting babaSHOOK with THE BABADOOK (2014). This week we're getting an early start on Scary X-Mas shopping with a mini plug-a-palooza. The boys ponder the arrival of a King Kong musical on Broadway. Joshua claps back at Facbook. Neither of our hosts should be in charge of children. As Mentioned in the Episode: King Kong the musical, http://kingkongbroadway.com/ Cameron Romero's planned Night of the Living Dead prequel, http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a842125/george-romero-son-cameron-making-night-of-the-living-dead-prequel/ Death: A Graveside Companion by Joanna Ebenstein, http://a.co/by4WNTg In Voluptas Mors article by HuffPo, https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/03/dali-in-voluptas-mors...2017-11-1157 min
The Morbid Anatomy TransmissionIntro to the Morbid Anatomy, with Joanna EbensteinWondering what the Morbid Anatomy Museum is/does? Listen to this! Founder, director, and generally fascinating human being Joanna Ebenstein describes what happens at the museum. We also talk about Victorian death practices and her dream exhibition item.
Note: this was recorded in the museum's basement and event space, so you'll hear some authentic Morbid Anatomy ambience. It's like you're really there!
Another note: this episode lists the museum's email address incorrectly! Please send all correspondence to info@morbidanatomymuseum.org to avoid losing it to the aether.2015-03-0315 min
BBC Inside ScienceCosmic inflation latest; Indian space success; Science and language; Wax VenusBICEP - gravitational waves and dust
One of the biggest scientific claims of 2014 has received another set-back. In March this year, the BICEP2 research team claimed it had found a swirling pattern in the sky left by the rapid expansion of space just fractions of a second after the Big Bang. This announcement was quickly criticised by others, who thought the group had underestimated the confounding effects of dust in our own galaxy. And now, new analysis from the European Space Agency's Planck satellite suggests dust found in our own galaxy may have confounded what was thought to be...2014-09-2527 min