In 1901, a Massachusetts physician attempted to answer one of humanity’s oldest questions: does the human soul have weight?
Through a controversial series of experiments conducted at the moment of death, Dr. Duncan MacDougall claimed to have found a startling result — a sudden loss of 21 grams as life slipped away. To some, it was proof of the soul’s existence. To others, a flawed experiment driven by belief rather than science.
In this episode, we examine the origins of the 21 grams legend, the experiments that gave birth to it, and the ethical shadows that surround MacDougall’s work. We explore how this single number embedded itself into popular culture, faith, and folklore — and why, more than a century later, it continues to haunt discussions of death and consciousness.
Was the soul truly measured?
Or was this simply science staring into the void and finding meaning where none could be proven?
A story where medicine, mortality, and belief collide — and where certainty dies long before the body does.
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Music in this video :
Myuu – Horror Collection, Vol. 2- Soundscapes & Dark Ambient Music – 26 CATHEDRAL
Myuu – Horror Collection, Vol. 2- Soundscapes & Dark Ambient Music – 09 WEIRD BEAUTY
Myuu – Horror Collection, Vol. 2- Soundscapes & Dark Ambient Music – 10 BELL TOWER
Myuu – Horror Collection, Vol. 2- Soundscapes & Dark Ambient Music – 23 THE CHANCE
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