[FEATURED ARTICLE] Cryonics, 4th Quarter 2010 By Chana de Wolf It is a comforting thought to know that your cryonics organization’s interests are being looked out for by someone with the same priorities as yourself; so it was with great enthusiasm that Alcor welcomed accountant and Alcor member Bonnie Magee as Finance Director in October 2009. The feeling is mutual… Read more »
[FEATURED ARTICLE] Cryonics, 4th Quarter 2010 By Ralph C. Merkle Introduction You’ve thought about cryonics for quite a while, analyzed the issues pro and con, checked out the organizations, finally got all the paperwork taken care of and … congratulations! You’re now a member in good standing! Time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor, right? Well, almost…. Read more »
The 2010 4th quarter issue of Cryonics covers the challenging and sensitive topic of persuading family members to make cryonics arrangements. Editor Aschwin de Wolf contributes an article about writing cryonics case reports and how to overcome the challenges that a growing cryonics organization presents for writing them. We continue our coverage of Alcor staff members with a feature on… Read more »
[FEATURED ARTICLE] Cryonics, 3rd Quarter 2010 By Chana de Wolf If you have read an issue of Cryonics before, then you are most likely familiar with Dr. R. Michael Perry. Few people are as universally respected within the cryonics community as he, and with good reason. Working at Alcor since 1987, and serving as Patient Caretaker essentially the whole time,… Read more »
[FEATURED ARTICLE] Cryonics, 3rd Quarter 2010 By Robert A. Freitas Jr. It’s often quipped that getting cryopreserved is the second-worst thing that can happen to you – death without cryopreservation being the worst thing. But getting cryopreserved is actually the third-worst thing that can happen to you, not the second. The second-worst thing that can happen to you is getting… Read more »
The 2010 3rd quarter issue of Cryonics publishes the first comprehensive Alcor Human Cryopreservation Protocol. This document covers all steps of cryonics procedures, from standby to long term care at liquid nitrogen temperatures. Robert Freitas summarizes his econometric analysis of Alcor finances and Alcor staff member and life extension historian Mike Perry is featured in this issue’s member profile. Click… Read more »
[FEATURED ARTICLE] Cryonics, 2nd Quarter 2010 By Mike Perry I am sad to report the likely death of Robert W. Prehoda, one of the early pioneers in the cryonics movement. Prehoda took part in the freezing of James Bedford, Jan. 12, 1967, usually regarded as the first “real” cryonics case, done under controlled conditions for the purpose of eventual reanimation…. Read more »
[FEATURED ARTICLE] Cryonics, 2nd Quarter 2010 A review of contemporary antinatalist writings By Aschwin de Wolf “Coming into existence is bad in part because it invariably leads to the harm of ceasing to exist.” David Benatar “If they could get a corpse to sit up on an operating table, they would jubilantly exclaim, “It’s alive!” And so would we. Who… Read more »
The 2010 2nd quarter issue of Cryonics considers the philosophical position that life should not be brought into existence in an extensive review of contemporary antinatalist books. Former Alcor President Steve Bridge reviews a book with a far more optimistic perspective. Our profiled member for this issue is cryonics activist and recovering transhumanist Mark Plus. Click on the cover image… Read more »
[FEATURED ARTICLE] Cryonics, 1st Quarter 2010 By Mike Perry Introduction As cryonicists we want to be cryopreserved with mental faculties intact. Prospects for this are threatened if one has a brain disorder such as malignancy or Alzheimer’s disease. To best counter such a physical threat, if it should occur, one wishes to have cryopreservation performed as soon as possible. But… Read more »
