Spook

Science Tackles the Afterlife

Recommended by Richard Wiseman, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #17 in Parapsychology

"What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that—the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?" In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die. less

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Richard Wiseman A rather fun, light-hearted tour through all the weirdness that researchers have tried to examine. (Source)


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