In this episode of ReWild Yourself! podcast, I have a fascinating

conversation with Stephen Cave — author of internationally acclaimed book

"Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization" —

about death and why we fear it. He elaborates on the "4 stories we tell

ourselves about death" from his popular TED talk.

Episode Breakdown:

* First experiences with death

* Other species’ relationship to death

* Immortality projects

* The “elixir” story

* The “resurrection” story

* The “soul” story

* Science and the immortality quest

* The “legacy” story

* How to cope with death denial

* Stephen’s thoughts on the “zombie apocalypse” heroism over death

* What it’s like to work in the death field

* Stephen’s new projects