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Mummy Dearest: The Toraja People and their Undead Loved Ones

May 12, 20231 hr 16 min
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Episode description

The dead don’t die. The Torajan people have a wild tradition of removing their dead loved ones from their coffins every three years for a little TLC. Giving the deceased a spa day and some quality time with the family. We'll delve into the peculiar practice of mummification and how it's an essential part of the family. And who knows, maybe you'll learn some tips for your own funeral preparations. exciting findings of a recent study that pitted an AI-powered chatbot called ChatGPT against real-life physicians in answering health-related questions. Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the study found that ChatGPT outperformed human doctors in providing high-quality, empathetic answers to patients. The Dyson Zone blows chunks. And psilocybin-assisted therapy in Oregon is gonna cost ya an arm and a leg. Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN
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