Body Worlds (& Other Forever Corpses)

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***CREDITS***

Mortician: Caitlin Doughty
Script Research: Sarah Troop
Flying Kitten Titles: Oliver Franklin Anderson

***LINKS & RESOURCES FROM THIS VIDEO***

Excellent long read about Dr von Hagens in recent years: http://www.wired.com/2013/02/ff-the-plastinarium-of-dr-von-hagens/

Photo of Dr. von Hagens and giraffe by Vincent Fournier.

Official explanation of process: http://www.bodyworlds.com/en/plastination/plastination_process.html

Science Center employee resigns because of plastinized bodies: http://www.post-gazette.com/local/2007/06/20/China-Bodies-exhibit-raises-hackles-here/stories/200706200293

“Crackdown on Ghoulish 'Body Exhibitions'”: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4950595

“Von Hagens forced to return controversial corpses to China”: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/jan/23/arts.china

“Body Worlds impresario 'used corpses of executed prisoners”: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/1452542/Body-Worlds-impresario-used-corpses-of-executed-prisoners-for-exhibition.html

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