by Jasmine Pegg | May 28, 2026 | Dissect
The brain stays running from 30 seconds to almost 10 minutes after death. From the brain cells causing their own destruction, to the final ‘life flashing before your eyes’ moment, watch this video below to find out the science behind brain death.
by Jasmine Pegg | May 21, 2026 | Living Proof, Mind & Mortality
A New York artist talks through his near-death experience, his relationship with the things he creates, and what he thinks of legacies. In the middle of the mountains in Alaska, a hiker struggles down a steep slope with nothing but an old rope fence and his bare...
by Jasmine Pegg | May 21, 2026 | Memento Mainstream, Mind & Mortality
A convict is welded inside a submarine and sent into an ocean of blood. Beneath the cosmic horror of Iron Lung lies a deeper existential question: how do we find meaning in a universe that doesn’t care if we live or die? There are no windows looking out. No comfort in...
by Jasmine Pegg | May 21, 2026 | Living Proof
An introduction to the Chinese festival Hungry Ghost Month. Death is universal, but the ways we think about it are certainly not. Some cultures prefer to keep it at arm’s length, hidden in quiet wakes and hushed whispers. Others invite it into everyday life through...
by Jasmine Pegg | May 15, 2026 | Memento Mainstream
A look back at Jules Bianchi’s death, and how new drivers cope with the immense risk that Formula 1 brings. On 5th October 2014 at the rain-slicked Suzuka Grand Prix, Adrian Sutil crashed into a curve at lap 42. Suffering no major injuries he leaves the car and...
