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Start-Ups for the End of Life
By MIT Technology Review
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Technology has changed the way we grieve, but it’s also starting to make a difference to the way we deal with death’s logistics, too.
The New York Times reports that startups—often run by millennials, it drily notes—are increasingly creating digital tools that help people plan for their demise.
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Though for those determined not to admit defeat, cryogenics is still an option:
KrioRus, the only company outside of the U.S. prepared to put your head on ice after you die, will do so for a modest $12,000. It still doesn’t know what to do further down the line, though.
More:
- http://kriorus.com/en
- Life Science Startups Rising
- Do U Want to Get your Health Tech Start-Up Funded?
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