Reddit mentions of Death to Dust: What Happens to Dead Bodies

I googled "weight of soul" and got this link as the first link http://www.snopes.com/religion/soulweight.asp

Within this link it shows a few different resources. The best thing to use google for is to find original sources. The best way to find original sources is by looking through articles, blog posts, and the like about the topic you are using. Then search for that original article. Here is an amazon link to a relevant book listed in the source material for this article. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883620074/ref=urbanlegendsrefe

That took me oh 2 minutes. Most likely you will have a hard time finding original source material for true research. As research tends to be hidden behind paywalls (JSTOR, books, etc). It is one of the issues with research and the internet.

You have to picture the internet as a window into the research. You might look for a relevant youtube clip of a university lecture on the topic or a short student style documentary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvfuXh01m8I

Again. Look for source material. Use the internet as a window into the source material. Then look for the specific source material. Lectures, blog pots, new york times articles all will have a variety of source material present. You can even search for specific syllabus of a specific class by a specific professor and use those materials. in the end, you will still need to use a library, or purchase materials to study. Good thing is most colleges allow free use of their library to the public. Community colleges are great places to start as well.

Good luck!