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The Secret Lives of Cadavers
- amelius 10y agoI wonder in what ways people who donate their body are statistically different from other people. For instance, I suspect this group is not religious, but I could be wrong. Are these people more wealthy than others? Are these people more likely to be doctors themselves or scientists? Is it an inherited property?
- Aelinsaar 10y agoPresumably the biggest factors will be education, and a lack of superstition and as you say, religion. I imagine it's not just a factor for the person donating, but also a consideration they have for their immediate families. I would guess that another community which donates a lot, are lonely people without those connections, who feel like this could be a last sort of service to the community.
- rwmj 10y agoThere's a rather good book on this subject: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stiff-Curious-Lives-Human-Cadavers/dp/0141007451 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stiff-Curious-Lives-Human-Cadavers/...
- okket 10y agoDefaults matter, see "Effective consent rates, by country" (bottom right) graph... https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/sites/decisionsciences/files/files/Johnson_Defaults.pdf https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/sites/decisionsciences/files/f...