Response to Reading and Video


Watch this YouTube and read the file attached then start answer the questions.

  1. According to Maggi Savi-Baden and David Burden, what is the difference between one-way and two-way immortality?  The authors are interested in how digital immortality may be changing understandings of grief and the afterlife.  What have they found?  What is your broader reaction to this piece? Have you ever considered what digital remains you will leave after you die?
  2. Wall Street Journal reporter Joanna Stern explores current tech offerings around digital immortality.  Do you find any of these options appealing? Why or why not? Please cite specific examples from the video. How do you think these technologies will impact the grieving process of individuals and society at large?