21 Grams at the Bedside: The Rumor of a Soul Leaving the Body

A number can make a room go quiet. In 1901, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, physician Duncan MacDougall placed a dying patient on a bed attached to a sensitive beam scale. He was not weighing flour or a ball. He wanted to know whether what people called the soul left a physical trace.

A number can make a room go quiet. In 1901, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, physician Duncan MacDougall placed a dying patient on a bed attached to a sensitive beam scale. He was not weighing flour or a ball. He wanted to know whether what people called the soul left a physical trace.

A number can make a room go quiet. In 1901, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, physician Duncan MacDougall placed a dying patient on a bed attached to a sensitive beam scale. He was not weighing flour or a ball. He wanted to know whether what people called the soul left a physical trace.

A number can make a room go quiet. In 1901, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, physician Duncan MacDougall placed a dying patient on a bed attached to a sensitive beam scale. He was not weighing flour or a ball. He wanted to know whether what people called the soul left a physical trace.