How to grieve in the midst of social distancing
People weren't made to grieve alone, but with social isolation in place, it's something many of us must confront. (Photo by Dazzle Jam from Pexels/)Follow all of PopSci’s COVID-19 coverage here, including the most recent numbers, tips on how to make your own masks, and advice on what to donate for health care workers.For as long as humans have been alive, we’ve been memorializing, praying, and ritualizing the significant turns of life, and death. Even Neanderthals might have buried their dead. Across the world today, saying farewell to a beloved family member could mean anything from Malagasy turning of the bones ceremonies to Jewish communities sitting shiva.“It’s pretty much written into our DNA as humans as much as language [is],” says Maribel Alvarez, an anthropologist at the University of Arizona.The main thing that these rituals have in common is community. Right now, when people are more separated than ever, it...