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Human Elements
Hunting for Community
Darnell Sam bow-hunts for elk and reflects on the changing landscape around him.
Human Composting
The world of science is full of facts and figures, but behind the study are the people. In the end, it becomes a question not of how they do science — but why?
Human Composting
Season 4 Episode 4 | 6m 21s | CC
At Recompose, a Washington funeral home, Katrina Spade offers an alternative to traditional burial and cremation — human composting. Recompose uses wood chips, alfalfa and straw to break down the body into a material much like typical garden soil. The process takes 1/8 the energy output of conventional burial or cremation, and saves one metric ton of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.
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