Science Is Making It Easier Than Ever To Predict Our Own Deaths

What does that mean for our (real and virtual) lives and afterlives?

Brandy L Schillace
OneZero
Published in
5 min readOct 28, 2021

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Green numbers and letters on a black background, simulating computer generated zeros and ones
Photo: Markus Spiske / Unsplash

In October, Apple ID announced a new “Digital Legacy” program designed to designate “legacy contacts” for users, in the event of their demise. The statement carried with it an asterisk (*) meant to alert customers that the new tech was not yet…

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Brandy L Schillace
OneZero

(skil-AH-chay) Author in #history, #science, & #medicine. Bylines: SciAm, Globe&Mail, WIRED, WSJ. EIC Medical Humanities. Host of Peculiar Book Club. she/her