How Mourning Has Changed In The Digital Age

By Mark Brodie
Published: Friday, March 22, 2019 - 11:47am

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Today, most of our lives revolve around the digital world — our phones, tablets or social media platforms.

But researchers are finding the digital world is also changing how we mourn loved ones who’ve passed away.

Debra Basset is a Ph.D candidate at the University of Warwick in the U.K. and joined The Show to talk more about how grieving and remembering loved ones has changed in the digital age.

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