00:00 Donating your body to science involves overcoming mental hurdles and ensuring that your body will be treated respectfully and ethically.

04:24 Donating your body to science is considered a gift and is treated with respect, although some religions prohibit this practice, while others are more accepting.

09:07 The lack of oversight and regulation in the body donation industry allows for a free market in body parts, which can lead to profit from donations and the potential for theft and selling of body parts.

13:21 Grave robbing became a common practice in the 19th century, with slaves often having their graves robbed, and this exploitation of black bodies by medical colleges is one of the reasons why some African Americans today have suspicions about doctors and may die more from preventable diseases.

18:01 The process of donating your body to science involves filling out paperwork, ensuring your family is on board, and meeting certain health criteria such as not having certain diseases or being severely overweight.

22:41 Donating your body to a for-profit company is advantageous because they have lower standards for acceptance, often cover transportation and cremation costs, and return the remains to your family quickly.

27:56 When you donate your body to science, you generally have no control over what happens to it after it is donated, but some organizations may allow you to opt out of being used for cosmetic surgery or donate specific organs first, and if you donate your body to a medical school, you may receive your cremated remains back after a year.

32:34 Human cadavers are still used in car crash testing, with one of the six places in the world that still use them being the Laboratory of Technology and Systems for Safety in Automobiles in Spain, and car companies like Ford indirectly use the data from these tests, as nothing beats a body in terms of accurately predicting the impact on internal organs, although it is imperfect due to the inconsistency between cadavers and the difficulty in obtaining young cadavers.

37:02 The Body Worlds and Premier exhibits have faced criticism for the sourcing of their cadavers, with some claiming that they are unclaimed bodies or even bodies from Chinese prisons, leading to a New York Attorney General forcing Premier to put up a disclaimer about the origin of the bodies.

41:44 The hosts wrap up the episode by encouraging listeners to donate their bodies to science in order to flood the market and drive down the price, and then transition to discussing underwater towns and how to contact them.