Caleb Deganu
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Do Animals Grieve?
In 2018, an orca named Tahlequah experienced a devastating loss when her newborn daughter died shortly after birth. What followed was an extraordinary display of behavior that raised questions about the existence of grief in non-human animals. Tahlequah spent the next 17 days and covered a distance of 1,600 kilometers, refusing to abandon her deceased calf's body. She would dive to retrieve it whenever it slipped away, even as it began to deteriorate. This poignant event challenges our understanding of animal emotions and prompts us to explore the possibility of non-human animals experiencing grief.
By Caleb Deganu3 years ago in Art
Could you live forever?
On January 12th, 1967, a man named James Bedford passed away with a unique plan to evade death. Bedford became the first person to undergo cryogenic freezing, a process that aimed to preserve his body until a future time when medical advancements could conquer all diseases and reverse death itself. Cryonics, as it is known, holds the promise of a dream where humans can be revived in the future. However, the key challenge lies in the present: can we currently freeze a human, preserve them indefinitely, and safely revive them later?
By Caleb Deganu3 years ago in History
