Other topics include sensing and communicating with the dead using high tech tools, an entertaining court case involving evidence revealed by a ghost, and various studies on near death experiences. From there, she moves onto the nineteenth century spiritualism movement and modern mediumship. Still unconvinced, she redirects her focus to historical and contemporary explorations of what and where the soul is, and if it can be measured with scientific tools. She begins her search in India, interviewing rural families who believe in reincarnation. However, she’s open to having her mind changed. Ever cynical and scientific, Roach has trouble believing in anything that she can’t see the evidence for herself. In Spook, Mary Roach approaches the topic of the afterlife beginning with a total blank slate. After how well she handled the macabre subject of Stiff, I knew I had to check this one out. Spook is the second in her monosyllable series of science/humor books, and came on the heels of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, which I reviewed back in 2016. But what if you could finally get a definitive answer through science? In Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, Mary Roach explores the various historical figures and modern scientists who have tried to solve this age-old mystery and searches for some answers of her own. Is there life after death? This question has plagued humanity from its very beginnings, leading many people to find answers through philosophy, faith, or religion. Paula Cappa on Folk Horror in Literature.

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