11.05.2023 - By Arjun Khemani
If you would like to support this podcast, click here. Max More is a philosopher, futurist, and former CEO of Alcor Life Extension Foundation. He is currently Director of Communications at Biostasis Technologies. Max wrote the first definition of “Transhumanism” in its modern sense. TIMESTAMPS 0:45 - Why Max changed his last name to “More” 2:45 - Max’s early life and interest in cryonics and life extension 8:00 - Extropian philosophy and Transhumanism 9:15 - Cryonics explained 26:06 - Hardest challenges in achieving indefinite lifespan 33:16 - Humans don’t like uncertainty 35:55 - We need more progress in AI 39:05 - Climate change is massively exaggerated 46:24 - Pancritical Rationalism and Karl Popper 52:21 - Proactionary principle 56:58 - Max’s book on cryonics and final remarks EPISODE LINKS Max’s website: https://www.maxmore.com Max’s Substack: https://maxmore.substack.com Arjun’s X: https://x.com/arjunkhemani Arjun’s Substack: https://arjunkhemani.substack.com
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