Just had a thought while answers a discussion question about our society's attitudes to dying and death for my thanatology course:
Universal basic income would help us have a more communal relationship to death because we'd be able to spend time with dying loved ones & have space to grieve. 1/
Universal basic income would help us have a more communal relationship to death because we'd be able to spend time with dying loved ones & have space to grieve. 1/
February 2, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Just had a thought while answers a discussion question about our society's attitudes to dying and death for my thanatology course:
Universal basic income would help us have a more communal relationship to death because we'd be able to spend time with dying loved ones & have space to grieve. 1/
Universal basic income would help us have a more communal relationship to death because we'd be able to spend time with dying loved ones & have space to grieve. 1/
Indigenous followers, I'm taking an Intro to Thanatology course and would like better resources on Indigenous cultural practices related to dying & death, both historically & currently.
The main text, Dying and Death in Canada, doesn't cover this at all well.
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The main text, Dying and Death in Canada, doesn't cover this at all well.
1/
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Indigenous followers, I'm taking an Intro to Thanatology course and would like better resources on Indigenous cultural practices related to dying & death, both historically & currently.
The main text, Dying and Death in Canada, doesn't cover this at all well.
1/
The main text, Dying and Death in Canada, doesn't cover this at all well.
1/
I tried looking for a syllabus for his old class. This is out there. It was meant to be used as a workbook to take notes during lecture. Not sure how helpful it would be/what is in it. But there is a used one out there.
Your brain seems extra spongy. Am sure you would be great with all of this.
Your brain seems extra spongy. Am sure you would be great with all of this.
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I tried looking for a syllabus for his old class. This is out there. It was meant to be used as a workbook to take notes during lecture. Not sure how helpful it would be/what is in it. But there is a used one out there.
Your brain seems extra spongy. Am sure you would be great with all of this.
Your brain seems extra spongy. Am sure you would be great with all of this.
🤣🤣😂😂😂
Love the scorpio joke! 😂
Im VERY curious, I've done a whole lot of service for fam/friends, esp during covid. Truth be told I had to Google thanatology- I hadn't even realized it was a discipline!
Love the scorpio joke! 😂
Im VERY curious, I've done a whole lot of service for fam/friends, esp during covid. Truth be told I had to Google thanatology- I hadn't even realized it was a discipline!
January 31, 2026 at 6:21 PM
🤣🤣😂😂😂
Love the scorpio joke! 😂
Im VERY curious, I've done a whole lot of service for fam/friends, esp during covid. Truth be told I had to Google thanatology- I hadn't even realized it was a discipline!
Love the scorpio joke! 😂
Im VERY curious, I've done a whole lot of service for fam/friends, esp during covid. Truth be told I had to Google thanatology- I hadn't even realized it was a discipline!
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Orientation to Funeral Service
Embalming Anatomy/Pathology I
Funeral Service Thanatology I
Funeral Service Management I
Death and Dying
Orientation to Funeral Service
Embalming Anatomy/Pathology I
Funeral Service Thanatology I
Funeral Service Management I
Death and Dying
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Intermediate composition*
Jazz ensemble
Mande ensemble
Javanese gamelan
20th century saxophone
*With Lin-Manuel Miranda
Intermediate composition*
Jazz ensemble
Mande ensemble
Javanese gamelan
20th century saxophone
*With Lin-Manuel Miranda
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Personality Psychology
Macroeconomics
Shakespeare
Sociology of Sex Roles
Screenwriting
Five important and very different ways of thinking about what it means to be human
Personality Psychology
Macroeconomics
Shakespeare
Sociology of Sex Roles
Screenwriting
Five important and very different ways of thinking about what it means to be human
January 31, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Orientation to Funeral Service
Embalming Anatomy/Pathology I
Funeral Service Thanatology I
Funeral Service Management I
Death and Dying
Orientation to Funeral Service
Embalming Anatomy/Pathology I
Funeral Service Thanatology I
Funeral Service Management I
Death and Dying
Omg.
I would LOVE to have had the Thanatology option! Do you have a recommended reading list???? 👀
I would LOVE to have had the Thanatology option! Do you have a recommended reading list???? 👀
January 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Omg.
I would LOVE to have had the Thanatology option! Do you have a recommended reading list???? 👀
I would LOVE to have had the Thanatology option! Do you have a recommended reading list???? 👀
Self-defense for Women
Thanatology
Metaphysical Poetry
African American History
German 2
Thanatology
Metaphysical Poetry
African American History
German 2
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Into to logic/philosophy 101
Western Civ (Capstone)
History of Japan
History of ADA in Ed
Econ for Ed
Into to logic/philosophy 101
Western Civ (Capstone)
History of Japan
History of ADA in Ed
Econ for Ed
Gonna bounce back out of here after this.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Critical Thinking
Media & Culture
Investigative Journalism
Business Marketing
Racial Ethics
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Critical Thinking
Media & Culture
Investigative Journalism
Business Marketing
Racial Ethics
January 31, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Self-defense for Women
Thanatology
Metaphysical Poetry
African American History
German 2
Thanatology
Metaphysical Poetry
African American History
German 2
I didn’t learn that thanatology was a thing until I was in my 40s and we had recently lost my aunt to emphysema and COPD. I really wished I had read up so I could be a better supporter and family member. Do you think that would’ve been true?
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I didn’t learn that thanatology was a thing until I was in my 40s and we had recently lost my aunt to emphysema and COPD. I really wished I had read up so I could be a better supporter and family member. Do you think that would’ve been true?
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
Thanatology (yup)
Latin
Biology
Chemistry
Thanatology (yup)
Latin
Tell me five classes you took in college
Ethnomusicology
Environmental law
People of northernmost Europe
Land use planning
Ecology and politics
Ethnomusicology
Environmental law
People of northernmost Europe
Land use planning
Ecology and politics
Tell me five classes you took in college
Yoga, Zero and the Martial Arts
Acting
Meteorology
Magic, Witchcraft and Sorcery
International Advertising
Yoga, Zero and the Martial Arts
Acting
Meteorology
Magic, Witchcraft and Sorcery
International Advertising
January 31, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
Thanatology (yup)
Latin
Biology
Chemistry
Thanatology (yup)
Latin
Thanatology is a baller ass name for a course
January 31, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Thanatology is a baller ass name for a course
Ooo what's thanatology?
January 31, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Ooo what's thanatology?
American Sign Language
Thanatology
Creative Writing
Accounting
Chemistry of Death and Dying
Thanatology
Creative Writing
Accounting
Chemistry of Death and Dying
Victorian Romance and Prose
Literary Analysis
Origins of Science Fiction in Horror
Creative Writing
Spanish
Literary Analysis
Origins of Science Fiction in Horror
Creative Writing
Spanish
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
Irish Theater
AIDS (Advanced Design of Engineering Systems)
Modern China
Swarm Robotics
Irish Theater
AIDS (Advanced Design of Engineering Systems)
Modern China
Swarm Robotics
January 31, 2026 at 5:23 AM
American Sign Language
Thanatology
Creative Writing
Accounting
Chemistry of Death and Dying
Thanatology
Creative Writing
Accounting
Chemistry of Death and Dying
I had thanatology on my resume for a long time and I always got asked about it. It's the study of death and dying, I'm a social worker and I realized I just had to take that word off because it was so depressing to other people. But I still (rather desperately) need a job...
January 28, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I had thanatology on my resume for a long time and I always got asked about it. It's the study of death and dying, I'm a social worker and I realized I just had to take that word off because it was so depressing to other people. But I still (rather desperately) need a job...
Id rather game end myself than become a Bachelor of medicine 😔 That shit too hard for my smol brain
But I am looking at my local uni library for books on thanatology! Or anything medical from the 1850s-1920s, aka what Daniil would've been studying from
But I am looking at my local uni library for books on thanatology! Or anything medical from the 1850s-1920s, aka what Daniil would've been studying from
January 27, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Id rather game end myself than become a Bachelor of medicine 😔 That shit too hard for my smol brain
But I am looking at my local uni library for books on thanatology! Or anything medical from the 1850s-1920s, aka what Daniil would've been studying from
But I am looking at my local uni library for books on thanatology! Or anything medical from the 1850s-1920s, aka what Daniil would've been studying from
I'm taking a thanatology course. It struck me our society's death denial informs where we are now. It makes it hard for people to accept & prepare for death. It also makes it hard for people to grieve. And for our society to make space for it.
It's fuzzy in my mind, but I think I'm on to something.
It's fuzzy in my mind, but I think I'm on to something.
January 25, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I'm taking a thanatology course. It struck me our society's death denial informs where we are now. It makes it hard for people to accept & prepare for death. It also makes it hard for people to grieve. And for our society to make space for it.
It's fuzzy in my mind, but I think I'm on to something.
It's fuzzy in my mind, but I think I'm on to something.
True and the odds are really low to figure this out. You need to have certain career level or thanatology levels to unlock this sooooo…
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
True and the odds are really low to figure this out. You need to have certain career level or thanatology levels to unlock this sooooo…
may have a new favourite game:
give the (non-Bavarian) hubby two (very Bavarian) beers and make him say Thanatology.
give the (non-Bavarian) hubby two (very Bavarian) beers and make him say Thanatology.
January 24, 2026 at 8:01 PM
may have a new favourite game:
give the (non-Bavarian) hubby two (very Bavarian) beers and make him say Thanatology.
give the (non-Bavarian) hubby two (very Bavarian) beers and make him say Thanatology.
the depressing haunted neighbourhood mourningvale had a 20x20 empty lot
im building an occult shop, (in the square)
amara will need to be exposed to more than thanatology &
this shop will sell everything occult- voodoo dolls, occult books & seeds, crystals, wands, brooms, potions etc all for sale🔮
im building an occult shop, (in the square)
amara will need to be exposed to more than thanatology &
this shop will sell everything occult- voodoo dolls, occult books & seeds, crystals, wands, brooms, potions etc all for sale🔮
January 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
the depressing haunted neighbourhood mourningvale had a 20x20 empty lot
im building an occult shop, (in the square)
amara will need to be exposed to more than thanatology &
this shop will sell everything occult- voodoo dolls, occult books & seeds, crystals, wands, brooms, potions etc all for sale🔮
im building an occult shop, (in the square)
amara will need to be exposed to more than thanatology &
this shop will sell everything occult- voodoo dolls, occult books & seeds, crystals, wands, brooms, potions etc all for sale🔮
bsky.app/profile/bord... clemente 🫶🏻
reaper career, thanatology, ghost historian play through💀👻
reaper career, thanatology, ghost historian play through💀👻
current household:
amara clemente, a beautiful afro-latina woman
amara means grace but also immortal, unfading, eternal which is so fitting bc her main goal is to become grim’s right hand & even reap souls
clemente means gentle, merciful, kind
i chose her name carefully & intentionally
amara clemente, a beautiful afro-latina woman
amara means grace but also immortal, unfading, eternal which is so fitting bc her main goal is to become grim’s right hand & even reap souls
clemente means gentle, merciful, kind
i chose her name carefully & intentionally
January 20, 2026 at 7:37 AM
bsky.app/profile/bord... clemente 🫶🏻
reaper career, thanatology, ghost historian play through💀👻
reaper career, thanatology, ghost historian play through💀👻
I saw a crow funeral today. All the crows in the area, about 100, were clustered on a single tree, cawing. On the ground before the tree lay a single crow, alive but dying. When I came back an hour later the crow was dead and funeral music over.
Corvid Thanatology:
www.alieward.com/ologies/corv...
Corvid Thanatology:
www.alieward.com/ologies/corv...
Corvid Thanatology (CROW FUNERALS) with Dr. Kaeli Swift — alie ward
Crows have funerals? CROWS HAVE FUNERALS. The inky black bird with the big brain warns and maybe mourns around their fallen friends and Dr. Kaeli Swift is here to tell us all about it. As an avid wild...
www.alieward.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I saw a crow funeral today. All the crows in the area, about 100, were clustered on a single tree, cawing. On the ground before the tree lay a single crow, alive but dying. When I came back an hour later the crow was dead and funeral music over.
Corvid Thanatology:
www.alieward.com/ologies/corv...
Corvid Thanatology:
www.alieward.com/ologies/corv...
As part of the research for my books surrounds death/death ritual (thanatology), part of what results for my queries speaks to grief and loneliness and this app is intriguing in that really it appears to involve checking in on one another to ensure we're okay (and our hearts are still beating.)
Are You Dead Yet soared to the top of app store charts and became a magnet for investors. In an exclusive interview with WIRED, one of its creators says they’re changing the name anyway. www.wired.com/story/china-...
China’s Hottest App Is a Daily Test of Whether You're Still Alive
Are You Dead Yet soared to the top of app store charts and became a magnet for investors. In an exclusive interview with WIRED, one of its creators says they’re changing the name anyway.
www.wired.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
As part of the research for my books surrounds death/death ritual (thanatology), part of what results for my queries speaks to grief and loneliness and this app is intriguing in that really it appears to involve checking in on one another to ensure we're okay (and our hearts are still beating.)
My undergrad university has a thanatology department. There's no specific thanatology degree but you can get a certificate
January 6, 2026 at 2:27 AM
My undergrad university has a thanatology department. There's no specific thanatology degree but you can get a certificate
Arlet et al. (2025) proposes a framework to study primate thanatology, addressing the need for standardized methods. It emphasizes individual responses to conspecific death using clear behavioral variables.
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
#PrimateThanatology #EvolutionaryThanatology
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
#PrimateThanatology #EvolutionaryThanatology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Arlet et al. (2025) proposes a framework to study primate thanatology, addressing the need for standardized methods. It emphasizes individual responses to conspecific death using clear behavioral variables.
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
#PrimateThanatology #EvolutionaryThanatology
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
#PrimateThanatology #EvolutionaryThanatology
How #primates sense, cognize, and respond to #death
#thanatology
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/evan.70022?campaign=woletoc
#thanatology
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/evan.70022?campaign=woletoc
December 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
How #primates sense, cognize, and respond to #death
#thanatology
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/evan.70022?campaign=woletoc
#thanatology
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/evan.70022?campaign=woletoc
"Here, we draw on standard behavioral sampling methods in ethology, to propose a basic field protocol for systematizing and quantifying behavioral approaches to primate thanatology."
An Individual‐Level and Controlled Methodological Framework in Primate Thanatology
How primates sense, cognize, and respond to death, and are affected by it, are broad research themes within primate thanatology. When primate thanatology adopts a comparative framework, it can illumi....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
"Here, we draw on standard behavioral sampling methods in ethology, to propose a basic field protocol for systematizing and quantifying behavioral approaches to primate thanatology."