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638: The Science of Death | The Living Feel It Too
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- Mar 27, 2026
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Summary
A doctor walks into a trauma room and sees a dead woman floating above a dying man. He isn't the patient's physician. He just felt the pull to go in.That's how this story starts — and it gets stranger from there.Hundreds of nurses, doctors, and everyday people have reported witnessing something at the exact moment someone dies. Not near-death experiences. Something different.They were healthy, awake, and fully conscious. Some were thousands of miles away.Researchers have now collected over 800 of these cases. The patterns are nearly identical across cultures, ages, and belief systems — including committed atheists.What are they experiencing? And why have so many of them stayed silent for decades?