Monthly Archives: April 2011

Cryonics, Nanotechnology and Transhumanism: Utopia Then and Now

Over the past few years there has been increasing friction between a subset of cryonicists, and people in the Transhumanist (TH) and Technological Singularity communities, most notably those who follow the capital N, Nanotechnology doctrine.[1, 2] Or perhaps more accurately, … Continue reading

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Cryonicists, Teach Your Children Well

By Mike Darwin “You who are on the road Must have a code that you can live by And so become yourself Because the past is just a good bye. Teach your children well, Their father’s hell did slowly go … Continue reading

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You be the Judge: Understanding and Evaluating the Quality of Human Cryopreservations from Cryonics Organization Literature and Case Report Data, Part 4

Medical Records, Medical History and the Necessity for Highly Skilled Cryonics-Based Medical Evaluation and Judgment “The physician must be able to tell the antecedents, know the present, and foretell the future–must mediate these things, and have two special objects in … Continue reading

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You be the Judge: Understanding and Evaluating the Quality of Human Cryopreservations from Cryonics Organization Literature and Case Report Data, Part 3

By Mike Darwin In the narrowest sense, Standby does not begin until cryonics organization personnel are deployed on-site to care for the patient. However, elements of peri-arrest care, such as counseling the patient and family, beginning a program of premedication, … Continue reading

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You be the Judge: Understanding and Evaluating the Quality of Human Cryopreservations from Cryonics Organization Literature and Case Report Data, Part 2

By Mike Darwin Defining the Cryonics Organization When cryonics began in the 1960s, the mission of the 4 cryonics societies[1] that more or less simultaneously came into existence at that time was fairly homogenous: 1) Make cryopreservation available to their … Continue reading

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You be the Judge: Understanding and Evaluating the Quality of Human Cryopreservations from Cryonics Organization Literature and Case Report Data, Part 1

By Mike Darwin Introduction A short while ago, these remarks were posted in the comments section of Chronosphere: “I’ve often heard it said that case reports have been very inconsistent. I’ve read a haphazard sampling of Alcor case reports. They … Continue reading

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Michael G. Darwin, a Biographical Précis

Please note: A PDF of this article is available at: http://cryoeuro.eu:8080/pages/viewpageattachments.action?pageId=1441801&sortBy=date&highlight=Darwin_Michael_+G_+Biography_v4.3.pdf& Authorship & Editing Credits The following biography began as a Wikipedia entry authored primarily by Ben Best and a Wikipedian who identifies himself as “Cryobiologist.” In May of 2010, … Continue reading

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