Showing results by author "Elaine Kasket" in Politics & Social Sciences

As we're compelled to capture, store and share more and more of our personal information, there's something we often forget. All that data doesn't just disappear when our physical bodies shuffle off this mortal coil. If the concept of remaining socially active after you're no longer breathing sounds crazy, you might want to get used to the idea. Digital afterlives are a natural consequence of the information age, a reality that barely anyone has prepared for - and that 'anyone' probably includes you.

They say that the dead are not dead as long as their names are still spoken. Dr Elaine Kasket - psychologist, speaker and author of All the Ghosts in the Machine - examines how the dead live on through us, through our stories and through technology.