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Nanotechnology: The message matters

A recently conducted study brings a warning to technophiles who think that the facts are all that matter when informing a group of people about

December 8, 2008 by Chana Phaedra2 Min Reading
Cryonics, Science

The purple prose of suspended animation

Esquire magazine features an article on scientist Mark Roth and his research into “suspended animation.” As the website title “The Mad Scientist Bringing Back the

December 7, 2008December 16, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf3 Min Reading
Science, Society

Eric Drexler launches Metamodern blog

Molecular nanotechnology pioneer and cryonics advocate Eric Drexler has launched his own blog called Metamodern: The Trajectory of Technology. This is what we can expect:

December 4, 2008December 16, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf2 Min Reading
Health, Science

Gender differences in stroke treatment and prevention

Over the years, experimental science has developed a standard protocol for the testing of medical hypotheses using animal models which calls for the use of

December 1, 2008 by Chana Phaedra3 Min Reading
Science

Experiment made on the mummy

As documented in David M. Friedman’s The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever, Lindbergh and Carrel considered the

November 24, 2008December 16, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf2 Min Reading
Arts & Living

The black operating room of Alexis Carrel

From David M. Friedman’s The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever: The initial stages of these studies were

November 20, 2008December 16, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf1 Min Reading
Cryonics, Health

Cryonics sets example for emergency medicine

One of the most neglected aspects of cryonics is that its procedures, and the research to support them, can have important practical applications in mainstream

November 19, 2008December 16, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf3 Min Reading
Arts & Living, Death

Facing death with Epicurus

James Warren is to be complimented for writing a thorough and persuasive book on Epicurean thinking about death. In Facing Death: Epicurus and his Critics,

November 14, 2008December 16, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf5 Min Reading
Science

Brownian motion and nanotechnology

Brownian motion started when Robert Brown looked into his microscope and observed that pollen suspended in water moved around in a continuous random motion. Wanting

November 11, 2008December 16, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf3 Min Reading
Cryonics, Science

Human cryo-anabiosis

Recent advances with the use of hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide and “hibernation induction triggers” to depress metabolism in animal models have  renewed interest  in the

November 9, 2008December 16, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf2 Min Reading
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