This is the past lives podcast episode 256, and I'm your host, Simon Bown.

My mission here at the past lives podcast is to investigate evidence that demonstrates survival of the human soul,

who look at past life memories,

near-death experiences, spirit communication and other incredible phenomena.

And please look out for the past lives podcast episodes that are called paranormal stories,

and they're released every Thursday.

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And this week I'm talking to Dr Christopher Kerr about his Bigelow Institute of Consciousness

Studies essay. It's called Experiences of the Dying, Evidence of Survival of Human Consciousness.

Christopher Kerr, MD, PhD, is the chief medical officer and chief executive officer for hospice and palliative care

Buffalo. Chris earned his MD as well as a PhD in neurobiology. To date, the research team at

hospice and palliative care Buffalo has published multiple studies on this topic and documented

over 1,500 end-of-life events, many of which were videotaped.

This work was the subject of Chris's TEDx Buffalo Talk, which has been viewed approximately

3 million times, and has been the subject of reports on the BBC and in the New York Times,

The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Scientific American Mind, Huffington Post, and Psychology Today.

Well, hi, Dr. Kerr. Thanks for coming back to the podcast.

Oh, thank you for having me.

So we're going to be talking about your essay that you wrote for the Bigelow competition.

Is it the Bigelow Institute of Consciousness Studies?

And the essay is experiences of the dying, evidence of survival of human consciousness.

Do you have interviewed, is it, over 1,500 patients regarding deathbed visions and experiences?

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