Monthly Archives: June 2011

Casual Conversation, 29 June, 2011

Posted on June 30, 2011 by admin

  The story below, claiming that Britney Spears is interested in making cryopreservation arrangements with the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, appeared in the British tabloid The Sun on 25 May, 2011. The Sun is one of Rupert Murdoch’s many (Fox … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture & Propaganda | 11 Comments

Future Babble: A Review and Commentary

Posted on June 29, 2011 by admin

  McClelland & Stewart (October 12, 2010) ISBN-10: 0771035195 Book Review and Commentary by Mike Darwin The success of cryonics, both in absolute and relative terms, arguably depends upon the accuracy and precision with which we (cryonicists) can predict the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryonics History, Cryonics Philosophy, Culturomics, Economics, Philosophy, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Induction of Hypothermia in the Cryonics Patient: Theory and Technique, Part 2

Posted on June 29, 2011 by admin

By Mike Darwin External Cooling Using the Portable Ice Bath (PIB) The first generation PIBs consisted of a waterproof vinyl tank which snapped to a rigid frame of 1-1/4″ OD PVC plastic pipe. The PIB could be partially broken down … Continue reading →

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Induction of Hypothermia in the Cryonics Patient: Theory and Technique, Part 1

Posted on June 28, 2011 by admin

By Mike Darwin Understanding Hypothermia The Q10 Rule and Protective Hypothermia Hypothermia is widely understood to protect against ischemia by virtue of its ability to slow metabolic rate. In man, each 10oC decrement of temperature reduction (below 37oC) results in … Continue reading →

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Commercial Air Transport of the Cryopreservation Patient

Posted on June 28, 2011 by admin

By Mike Darwin Preparing the Patient for Shipment Closed chest cardiopulmonary support (CPS) will generally be discontinued either at the start of in-field cardiopulmonary bypass, or when the patient’s frontal sinus or tympanic temperature reaches ~ 15ºC. Due to hypothermia-induced … Continue reading →

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The Armories of the Latter Day Laputas, Part 3

Posted on June 21, 2011 by admin

By Mike Darwin “When reason fails, the devil helps!” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky , Crime and Punishment The Entropy of Empire There are, no doubt, many reasons why men aspire to become the chief executive officers (CEOs) of nation-states turned empires, … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture & Propaganda, Economics, Philosophy | 4 Comments

The Armories of the Latter Day Laputas – Part 2

Posted on June 5, 2011 by admin

By Mike Darwin Figure 11: Linda Chamberlain (and dog Terra) stands next to the emergency entry/egress site of the Titan 1 missile site near Yuba City, CA. We spent 2 days at Titan 1 Base # 1, which was attached … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryonics History, Cryonics Philosophy, Culture & Propaganda, Philosophy | 11 Comments

The Armories of the Latter Day Laputas – Part 1

Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin

Figure 1: A very special apple orchard in Pervomaysk, Ukraine. Laputa was the fictional floating city in Jonathan Swift’s 1726 bitingly satirical novel Gulliver’s Travels, whose inhabitants could maneuver about using magnetic levitation. Laptua was populated by a ruling class … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryonics Biography, Cryonics History, Cryonics Philosophy | 2 Comments