Simon Davis
Why the Future of Food Is Bugs
A new documentary hopes to convince you that eating insects can be delicious and nutritious.
We Asked a Law Professor Whether the Government Could Really Ban Rough Sex
A complicated case concerning a BDSM relationship between college students ended with a judge saying that kinky sex is not protected by the Constitution. Is the government about to come for your whips?
Tattoos, Diseases, and Skin Pickings: A Museum Explores the Importance of Skin
The exhibit includes wax models of grotesque skin diseases, strips of preserved tattooed skin, and an entire jar of skin pickings.
The Bizarre Crimes of Detroit's Underground Cadaver Dealer
Arthur Rathburn is accused of hacking up bodies with chainsaws and selling diseased body parts to medical conferences—just one example of the shady ongoings in the cadaver dealing industry.
How to Freeze Your Brain and Live Forever (Maybe)
Companies have refined cryonics technology to better preserve peoples' brains after death. But so far, no one knows how to turn a cryogenically frozen brain back into a living person.
We Talked to a Woman Who Helps People Deal with Being Abducted By Aliens
Kathleen Marden is the director of experiencer research at the Mutual UFO Network, where she works on behalf of people who have had extraterrestrial experiences.
Death Is Way More Complicated When You're Polyamorous
Families tend to fight over inheritance and end-of-life decisions, but those squabbles get way weirder when you throw an extra boyfriend or girlfriend into the mix.
'Red Planeten - Begå Selvmord'
"Save the Planet, Kill Yourself" var et opråb til samfundet, der skulle skabe opmærksom omkring ødelæggelserne af miljøet. Samtidig indeholdt sloganet Church of Euthanasias løsningsforslag: At reducere befolkningen ved at opfordre til selvmord.
'Save the Planet, Kill Yourself': The Contentious History of the Church of Euthanasia
"Antihumanist" activist Chris Korda spent the 90s campaigning for the extinction of humanity. We asked her why she hates people so much.
How to Have Sex on Your Deathbed
Just because you're slowly dying of a terminal illness doesn't mean you're not thinking about sex.
Death Styles of the Rich and Famous: Stories From an Upper East Side Funeral Home
The author of a new memoir tells us what it was like to work at the place that gave John Lennon, Jackie Onassis, and Philip Seymour Hoffman their final sendoffs.