From the Archive: Death and What Remains - Dr. Shari Forbes on Forensic Taphonomy

This interview was recorded in March 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, as Canada was entering its third wave, and was originally broadcast on The Blue Hour on CiTR 101.9 FM at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Dr. Shari Forbes was then the Canada 150 Research Chair in Forensic Thanatology at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and director of Canada's first human taphonomy facility. Her research examines what happens to the human body after death and how the environment affects the physical, chemical and biological processes of decomposition. After feeling the pain of losing my dear dog Canela recently, I returned to this podcast with love. Listen: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | CiTR | YouTube TranscriptTranscript lightly edited for clarity and readability while preserving the natural rhythm and substance of the original conversation. Shari: In Western society we don't talk about death very much, and it's often considered a taboo topic. I think for me it's…