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How do you wanna die?
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to give a TED talk at Indiana University. I chose to talk about the many changes that have happened over the last fifty years in the ways that we think about death and dying, the ways that we care fo
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to give a TED talk at Indiana University. I chose to talk about the many changes that have happened over the last fifty years in the ways that we think about death and dying, the ways that we care for people who are facing death, and the choices we all face about how we want to die. You can see it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=217QaLCnRvQ&ab_channel=TEDxTalks
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About the author
John D. Lantos is a pediatrician and bioethicist writing on AI in medicine, neonatal intensive care, and end-of-life decisions. His essays appear in JAMA, JAMA Pediatrics, the Hastings Center Report, the New England Journal of Medicine, and Aeon. Read more about John.