Ornamented relics were reminders to the faithful of heavenly treasures to come…
Enjoy a photographic series of the “Dazzling Jeweled ‘Saint’ Skeletons” from the catacombs of Rome, here.
And for an extra treat, here is a video interview with a scholar (and author/artist) who is truly attuned to the beauty of death:
The Empire Of Death – Art In Human Bone
It’s a job well done when a hoax fools a large quantity of people. We personally know a few people who were duped by this infamous Animal Planet mockumentary, perhaps purely because they wanted to believe so very much in the existence of mermaids. It’s hard to blame them – wouldn’t it be beyond spectacular if we shared the world with such creatures? Shall we give up hope just because the proof isn’t out there?
(Please excuse the quality of this video. It’s not the best, but it’s watchable.)
ShareThe Long Now Foundation’s Seminars for long term thinking are always wonderful fodder for deep thought — this one is particularly good…
This talk was given at Conference Center in Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, California on Friday November 12, 02004.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN.
“Our germline cells (eggs and sperm) are already immortal. What if the rest of the cells of our body could acquire the same ability? Tissue by tissue, one degenerative disease after another, it could gradually happen in the course of one or two human generations. When it does happen, what we mean by “generation” changes completely…
Will it really happen? If so, how soon?
Michael West has been in the thick of cures for human aging since his work on telomerase and the founding of Geron in the 1990s. Now, as chair and CEO of Advanced Cell Technology, he is a leader in the use of embryonic stem cells and cloning for the regeneration of aging tissue and organs. He is author of The Immortal Cell: One Scientist’s Quest to Solve the Mystery of Human Aging.”
— by Stewart Brand
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