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False Modesty Hurts Cryonics

No credible cryonics organization would ever claim that if you get cryopreserved you will be resuscitated in the future. We tend to make more qualified

June 5, 2017February 19, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf3 Min Reading
Cryonics, Neuroscience

Cryofixation and Chemopreservation

The most common modern protocol for imaging brain structure at high magnification is to chemically fix the brain with aldehydes (formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde) and heavy metals

May 21, 2017February 19, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf3 Min Reading
Cryonics

Charisma: The Missing Link in Cryonics?

In the June issue of Cryonics magazine, I published an article called “Concepts of Identity and the Growth of Cryonics.” With the exception of my

May 18, 2017February 19, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf4 Min Reading
Cryonics, Society

Cryonics for Families

Alcor allows members to specify the conditions under which they do or do not want to be cryopreserved. One popular option reads as follows: “I

May 17, 2017February 19, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf3 Min Reading
Cryonics

Moving The Goalposts

Being a cryonicist can sometimes be exasperating. We like to think that making (technological) progress in our field will persuade more people to make cryonics

May 16, 2017February 19, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf4 Min Reading
Cryonics

Competition and Cooperation in Cryonics

When I told Jordan Sparks that his new cryonics organization, Oregon Cryonics, would be featured in Cryonics magazine he was quite surprised. To me it

May 15, 2017February 19, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf3 Min Reading
Cryonics, Death, Neuroscience

Medical Myopia and Brain Death

Recently someone sent me a number of papers that discussed the biophilosophical underpinnings of brain death. Medical doctors increasingly find themselves in the midst of

May 10, 2017February 19, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf4 Min Reading
Cryonics, Society

Deconstructing Future Shock

There is a growing consensus in the cryonics community that for many people it is not technical feasibility but fear of an unknown future that

May 8, 2017February 19, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf4 Min Reading
Cryonics

Cryonics as an Employee Benefit

Since Alcor introduced Associate Membership in 2012 the results have been quite encouraging. There a lot of people who support our mission but are not

May 4, 2017February 19, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf4 Min Reading
Cryonics

Alcor For The Living

At the recent annual Alcor Annual Strategic Meeting a number of rather encouraging motions were passed that will lower the cost of cryonics for many

April 6, 2017February 13, 2018 by Aschwin de Wolf4 Min Reading
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