Much of our lives are conducted online, and now some of our rituals around death are too.
Companies are using smart technology to link online memorial sites to graves and urns. And one cemetery has launched an augmented reality app to encourage visitors to spend time there.
But what are the best ways to use technology in service of grief and remembrance?
Guests:
Dr Fraser Allison, researcher with Melbourne University's Death Tech Unit
Emma McGregor, National Sales and Customer Engagement Manager with Arrow Bronze, which makes traditional and web-enabled bronze memorial plaques
Sonia Vachalec, the founder of modUrn, which makes web-enabled urns for ashes and an app that hosts memorial sites that link to urns and grave markers
Bec Lyons, End-of-life doula and Independent Funeral Director who has researched changing rituals around death
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