Tag Archives: cryonics morality

When a Singularity Bites You in the Ass

Posted on March 31, 2012 by chronopause

 How to avoid autopsy and long ‘down-time’ (ischemia) ~85% of the time! By Mike Darwin   Foreplay It has taken me roughly 30 years to learn that having the technological capability to achieve some marvelous end is only a small … Continue reading →

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i Birth of a NeoInsurgent Cryonicst

Posted on March 11, 2012 by chronopause

By CryoX Illustrations by Mike Darwin This is a work of fiction  {or is it?} We Froze the First Fly. Great title. I could have written it. I should have written it. I’m an insect endocrinologist. This futon in the … Continue reading →

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Inheritance and Disinheritance Are Not For Us

Posted on March 8, 2012 by chronopause

by Mike Darwin Michael B. Federowicz and Ella A. Rorhman circa 1954 Yesterday, I learned my parents, both of them, had died a little over 4 months ago. The call came from a staffer at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation. … Continue reading →

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Through A Glass Darkly: Obstacles to Envisioning the Future of Cryonics

Posted on February 21, 2012 by chronopause

  By Mike Darwin I think every cryonicist carries in his head his own unique model of the “future of cryonics.” Furthermore, I think that each individual cryonicist carries around a largely arbitrary and unique set of standards, rules and … Continue reading →

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