I want to start this podcast with a riddle.

Get ready to rack your brain.

Put on your thinking cap.

Okay, it's not going to be that hard.

But a quick look at this episode title should give you some sort of hit. Are you ready? Here goes the

riddle. I cannot move, but I can be in six places at once. I cannot drive, but I can crash. I can

join the sea or be shot into space. What am I? I'm going to give you a few seconds to think about

the answer. So what can be in six places at once when it can't walk anywhere?

What can be in a car crash when it can't even drive?

And how can something immobile be part of the sea or even get to space?

I've got the answer for you.

Are you ready?

Human remains.

I know what you're thinking. What? Yeah, you're probably

surprised. Not too many people are going to do a podcast about death. It's a tricky subject.

And dead bodies are something that no one wants to talk about, right? But get this, they play an

integral role in technology. Let me explain. Dead bodies can make amazing

crush dummies. They can help engineers design safer cars. And they certainly help plastic surgeons

perfect their skills. That's right. If you donate your body to science, your head's likely to go

straight to a medical school. So if you've ever had a nose job or any other type of plastic

surgery, it's likely that your surgeon perfected his or her skills on a donated head. It might be

shocking, but let me get to the big picture. Basically, there are so many ways you can use your

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