"I have a background in nursing, which gives me essential expertise, but a death doula is not a nurse," she says.
I can't speak with any expertise about the death of plants, but empirical research would certainly seem to show that the higher mammals – whales, dolphins, elephants, but also cats and dogs – also have an experience of mortality, of both their own and of those around them.
Thomas Nichols, Professor at the US Naval War College and Instructor in Continuing Education at Harvard, will speak on "The Death of Expertise". Open to Harvard Club Members, those eligible for membership, and their guests.
Alarmed feathers from five aviaries of rare birds went flying.In this section A history of lost opportunities The politics of trust Don't panic Sweet and smart The death of expertise In memory of the Ottoman court Uproar at the aviary ReprintsNow, three years later, feathers are smooth.
Turkey's winning entry in 2004 was an up-tempo pop tune with English lyrics.In this section A history of lost opportunities The politics of trust Don't panic Sweet and smart The death of expertise In memory of the Ottoman court Uproar at the aviary ReprintsBut Mr Weiss's arrival in Istanbul coincided with the burgeoning of Turkish curiosity about their Ottoman and Sufi roots.
"It's an extraordinary story about intellectual curiosity," says Tom Nichols, the author of The Death of Expertise.
Another related factor is the so-called "death of expertise".
Yes, our culture is implicated in the death of expertise.
Another related factor is the so-called "death of expertise". Conservatives are significantly less likely to trust science than liberals.
I suspect many of you also know that I consider the death of expertise an important loss to the standards of modern journalism.
