Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife

<p>The best-selling author of ?Stiff ?and ?Bonk? trains her considerable wit and curiosity on the human soul.</p> &quot;What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that -- the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?&quot; In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die.