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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Venturist Cryonics Conference
The Society for Venturism will be holding a unique conference focusing on issues of special interest to cryonicists at the Creekside Preserve and Lodge in Mayer, Arizona on June 1st and Second (this coming Friday and Saturday). The June … Continue reading
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Reality Check
By Mike Darwin Introduction In order to understand the significance of the results of the Cryonics Intelligence Test and the discussion of priorities in cryonics research that is to follow (and in particular the relationship of such research to the … Continue reading
Cryonics Intelligence Test Responses
Introduction On 06 May, 2012 responses were solicited to what was termed The Cryonics Intelligence Test which was posted here on Chronosphere (see: http://wp.me/p1sGcr-vV). Two people responded to this public request to “take the test” and provide input on possible … Continue reading
Posted in Cryonics Technology (General), Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Tagged Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Alexander McLin, body freezing, brain cryobiology, brain ischemia, cryonic suspension, cryonics, cryonics intelligence test, Gerald Monroe, human cryopreservation, ischemia, Jordan Sparks, Mark Plus, Max More, mike darwin, neuropreservation
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In Thy Orisons Be All My Sins Remembered*
By Daichi Sasaki EDITOR’S NOTE: The following text has been edited from a machine translation. I have tried to be as faithful to the original as possible. The title is mine – MD I came to visit the United States, … Continue reading
Myth and Memory in Cryonics
By Mike Darwin Steven B. Harris, M.D. In September of 1988, Steve Harris, M.D., published an essay entitled The Day the Earth Stood Still: Cryonics and the Resurrection of the Mythic Hero. It was one of his best in a … Continue reading
Posted in Cryonics History, Cryonics Philosophy, Culture & Propaganda, Philosophy, Uncategorized
Tagged Alcor Life Extension Foundation, BACS, Bay area Cryonics Society, Bill Moyers, body freezing, cryonic suspension, cryonics, cryopreservation, head freezing, Inc., Joseph Campbell, Many are Cold But Few Are Frozen, mike darwin, suspended animation, The Dead Ant Heap, The Power of Myth, The return of the krell Machine, The Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Dead, Trans Time, Will Cryonics Work
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Almax Cryostat Post-Manufacturing Preparation Procedure STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (With Specimen Contract & Purchase Order)
Credits: Ben Best, Andy Zawacki, Mike Darwin Adapted from Source Document: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/88919930/Cryostat-Preparation—Cryonics-Institute PURPOSE: To detail the procedures used for set-up and final preparation of Almax fiberglass-composite resin long-term patient care cryostats. This standard operating procedure (SOP) (aka Best Practices) details … Continue reading
Take the Cryonics Intelligence Test
When you give the answer to a question over and over again and it is not understood, perhaps not even perceived, and the question gets asked repeatedly, you know you’ve got a communication problem. I suppose the classic example is … Continue reading
Dr. Crippen on Mr. Darwin*
By introduction, I am Dave Crippen, MD, Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Neurological Surgery at the UPMC Medical Center in Pittsburgh. Some of you may know me. I’m the moderator for 18 years duration of CCM-L, the International Critical … Continue reading