librarypunk

This week we’re talking about digital remains and death! How do things get into archives? What happens to your social media accounts when you die? Should you be planning now? Mormon transhumanists! All this and more!

Death Glitch: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248272/death-glitch/ 

Media mentioned

Tamara’s presentation at the Mormon Transhumanist Association: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmfjjwmJ1Hc 

Anya Bernstein Russian immortalists in the 19th century https://anthropology.fas.harvard.edu/people/anya-bernstein 

Jacob Boss https://aiandfaith.org/featured-interview-jacob-boss

https://www.wired.com/story/using-generative-ai-to-resurrect-the-dead-will-create-a-burden-for-the-living/

Episode transcript: https://pastebin.com/0RWi1j5R