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24 alternatives to Stiff

Cadaver research and other fun with dead bodies

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Stiff launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Stiff▲62

   The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bone Rooms▲73

   From scientific racism to human prehistory in museums

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Wait▲74

   The art and science of delay

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   And Then You're Dead▲69

   A gleeful look at the science behind impossible deaths

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Drawing On Our History▲60

   An anatomical view of the world I was born into.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6AH
   A HN/Reddit-style site for scientific pre-prints and publications▲275

   2018 · upvote.pub · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body▲75

   The science behind the mind's ability to heal the body

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Science of Practice▲119

    How to rewire your brain for performance, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Why You Get Hangry▲117

    The science of hunger, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12FO
    Feed of current articles for science lovers shortened to bullet points▲94

    2019 · bullets.tech · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Buyology▲100

    Truth and lies about why we buy

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Microadventures▲91

    Ideas for local adventures for busy folk. 5 to 9 Adventures.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Living Brain▲63

    The deep mysteries of the human brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Gutshot: Stories▲128

    Isolation and coupling are pushed to their dark edges

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17BD
    Booknshelf – Discover great books on different topics▲89

    2017 · booknshelf.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Working with Pictures: The Tiny Book!▲85

    A tiny book of design exercises

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Lying▲64

    An analysis to the human capacity to lie

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Violinist's Thumb▲62

    Unraveling the double helix

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Games People Play▲65

    The basic handbook of transactional analysis

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Metaskills▲61

    Five Talents for the Robotic Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →