Día de Muertos rising and the tiny mightiness of tardigrades

In this episode—part of my End Points series, a mix of end-of-life topics intersecting with culture, science, and more—I explore: 

• Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday honoring ancestors and celebrating death as a natural part of life that takes place every year on the first two or three days of November. I wanted to learn more about this increasingly popular holiday, so I looked into why it’s becoming more widely celebrated, how it works, and what inspired its start.
  
• My latest fascination—tardigrades, which are microscopic, 8-legged animals with a penchant for surviving under conditions that cause most other organisms to say bye-bye to life.

And, as usual, I share my daily mortality mantras with you. I say both to myself every morning, usually during the ice cold shower I take shortly after getting out of bed to help wake my groggy ass up and start the day off right. I hope they help you as much as they help me.

Sources: here (scroll down once you’re there)

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(Music: Brass Beat by Blake © 2011 licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.)