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Status Report: 08 July, 2011
As a scientist I am keenly interested in the outcome of my experiments. As a cryonicist I’m even more keenly interested in the outcome of Chronosphere, because I believe that a paradigm shift in cryonics is essential to its success, … Continue reading
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The Armories of the Latter Day Laputas, Part 4
By Mike Darwin Introduction The principal reason that I have told the story here of the latter day Laputa’s is not because it so technologically amazing, but rather because it so fundamentally prosaic. The story of the Cold War is … Continue reading
In Camera Historia: Air Hearse, 1974
10 February, 1974 “Air Hearse” I was 19 years old and I had never flown in a light aircraft before. I had had very little sleep for the three days prior to the start of the flight. “Gasoline rationing” was … Continue reading
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In Camera Historia: Audrey U. Smith, (1915–1981)
Audrey U. Smith, circa 1960s Audrey U. Smith (1915–1981), the mother of Cryobiology, was born in India on 21 May 1915. She was educated King’s College, London (first-class B.Sc., 1935); Bedford College for Women (first-class B.Sc. in physiology, 1936); registered … Continue reading
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In Camera Historia, Trans Time, Inc., 08 February, 1974
08 February, 1974 Trans Time’s first two patients, shortly after being placed head down inside a dual patient Minnesota Valley Engineering cryogenic dewar, on 08 February 1974 in Emeryville, California. The dewar was originally constructed to store cryonics patient … Continue reading
Casual Conversation: A Remembrance of Things Past
“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” – Marcel Proust By Mike Darwin A Digital Ark A couple of years ago I did a … Continue reading
The Armories of the Latter Day Laputas, Part 4
By Mike Darwin “Possibly the most important discovery we have made about ourselves is that Man is a Wild Animal. He cannot be tamed and remain man: his genius is bound up in the very qualities that make him wild…Not … Continue reading
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Casual Conversation, 29 June, 2011
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
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Future Babble: A Review and Commentary
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
Induction of Hypothermia in the Cryonics Patient: Theory and Technique, Part 2
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