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You Bet Your Life!

Posted on August 6, 2011 by admin

Figure 1: Roulette is how almost everyone thinks of cryonics in terms of it being a gamble. The odds are what they are, they slim and they are heavily weighted in the House’s favor. In fact, nothing could be further … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryonics Philosophy, Philosophy | 37 Comments

Science Fiction, Double Feature, 2: Part 3

Posted on August 6, 2011 by admin

Introduction & Tour of the Alcor-B Foundation’s Mobile, Arizona Patient Care Facility & Existential Colony  Address given to Alcor-B Foundation Cryopreservation Members and Staff Alcor-B Cryopreservation Research Foundation (ABCRF) 15 September, 2012 By Gorton Carpenter, M.D., Ph.D., President of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryonics Biography, Cryonics History, Cryonics Philosophy, Cryonics Technology (General), Culture & Propaganda, Economics | 1 Comment

Science Fiction, Double Feature, 2: Part 2

Posted on August 5, 2011 by admin

Introduction & Tour of the Alcor-B Foundation’s Mobile, Arizona Patient Care Facility & Existential Colony  Address given to Alcor-B Foundation Cryopreservation Members and Staff 15 September, 2012 By Gorton Carpenter, M.D., Ph.D., President of the Alcor-B Foundation Alcor-B Cryopreservation Research … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryonics History, Cryonics Philosophy, Cryonics Technology (General), Culture & Propaganda, Economics | 3 Comments

Science Fiction, Double Feature, 2

Posted on August 4, 2011 by admin

By Mike Darwin I promised a ‘Science Fiction, ‘Double Feature,’ so here is the second story. It has a lot of images and a number discrete ideas, so it will unfold in several parts to allow the reader the luxury … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction, Double Feature…

Posted on July 30, 2011 by admin

By Mike Darwin I used to love science fiction. The trouble is that it simply became too believable to be any fun anymore. Space travel? Sure, everybody knows that’s possible, and thanks to Industrial Light & Magic, we all know … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryobiology, Cryonics Philosophy, Cryonics Technology (General), Culture & Propaganda, Perfusion, Philosophy | 1 Comment

Status Report: 28 July, 2011

Posted on July 28, 2011 by admin

Figure 1: Chronosphere performance data from 29 June through 28 Jul, 2011. The large bump up in views on 07-29-2011 represents the effect of the posting of Robert Ettinger’s passing into cryopreservation and the impact from targeted mailings of a … Continue reading →

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

Would You Like Another Plate of This?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by admin

You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere –Tracy Chapman By Mike Darwin The mAD Men Cryonics has a history, beginning at almost Day 1, of … Continue reading →

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Robert C. W. Ettinger: News Media Obituaries, the Raw Feed

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin

Introduction Reproduced below is the raw feed of obituaries for Robert Ettinger. There are many more, most repetitive and based on the same primary sources (i.e., news services and THE WASHINGTON POST). Examining a representative of the raw feed is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryonics Biography, Cryonics History, Cryonics Philosophy, Culture & Propaganda | 48 Comments

Sexual Senescence in Humans: A Propaganda tool for Cryonics and Life Extension?

Posted on July 25, 2011 by admin

By Mike Darwin Sex and Aging It is so common place as to be almost axiomatic. The ‘rake’ or ‘slut’ who, in middle or old age, has become not merely transformed into a moralistic prude, but is completely unable to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryonics Philosophy, Culture & Propaganda, Gerontology | 4 Comments

Robert C. W. Ettinger, First Life Cycle: 1918 to 2011

Posted on July 24, 2011 by admin

Robert Chester Wilson Ettinger (born December 4, 1918 – cryopreserved 23 July, 2011) was the father of cryonics as a result of the publication and widespread distribution of his book, The Prospect of Immortality (Doubleday, 1964) and because of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Cryonics Biography, Cryonics History, Culture & Propaganda | 77 Comments