Cryosphere Podcast

In this episode Max and Daniel speak with Nikki Olson. Nikki is a writer and researcher in the field of futurism and trans-humanist topics and she is currently working as a software engineer. She is one of the worlds top experts in the field of life monitoring as it pertains to Cryonics. 

In today's conversation we discuss:

• Nikki's journey to becoming interested in Cryonics
• How Nikki decided life monitoring was an issue that needed to be solved
• The current devices and software available on the market
• What differentiates a traditional life monitoring device from ones that could be used for Cryonicists
• The challenges in retrofitting current devices such as the Fit Bit or Apple Watch for specialized purposes
• The possibilities of open source software for creating a useful product
• The pitfalls of life monitoring alarms and false readings

And much more...

 As always, you can find us over at the Cryonics Underground Channel in the Cryosphere Cryonics discord chat server. You can also reach us directly by email at cryonicsunderground [at] the email service provided by everyone's favorite search company.  

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In this episode we speak with Chris Gillett.  Chris worked alongside Emil Kendziorra from EBF and Tomorrow Biostasis to conduct a survey of the public's sentiments towards Cryonics. In this episode we will cover the surprising results of this survey including:

-How the public's perceives of Cryonics and Biostasis 
-The unexpected positivity and attitude of the general public
-Perceptions on the financial cost of cryo-preservation
-Gender and age differences in relation to Cryonics
-How attitudes towards death predict interest in cryo-preservation
-The misconceptions we have  of the public's opinion

 As always, you can find Daniel and I over at the Cryonics Underground Channel in the Cryosphere Cryonics discord chat server. You can also reach us directly by email at cryonicsunderground [at] the email service provided by everyone's favorite search company.

Show Links:
1. Summary of EBF Survey
2. Full Published EBF Survey
3.  Less Wrong Survey
4.  YouGov Burials Survey (2018)
5. Survey of Cryonics Community

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In this episode Max and Daniel speak with Peter Tsolakides. Peter is the founder, director and chairman of Southern Cryonics- the first and only Cryonics organization in Australia. In the past, Peter held senior management roles in a major international oil company and has over 30 years experience in the fields of marketing, strategic planning, and project development and implementation. 

In today's wide ranging conversation we discuss:

• The state of Cryonics in Australia
• Why Peter decided he had to start Australia's first Cryo-Org
• Legal, practical, and business considerations for new Cryo-Org's
• The “Four Pillars” to making Cryonics a reality in Australia
• Bridging the philosophical and the practical issues of Cryonics
• Some projections for Cryonics growth in Australia in the coming years and decades
•  Fears of "Tall Poppy Syndrome" and flying below the radar
• Marketing Cryonics in Australia
• Mind uploading vs Biological revival
• Southern Cryonics as a global diversification/hedge against risk

 As always, you can find Daniel and I over at the Cryonics Underground Channel in the Cryosphere Cryonics discord chat server. You can also reach us directly by email at cryonicsunderground [at] the email service provided by everyone's favorite search company. 
    

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In this episode Max and Daniel speak with Aaron Drake. Aaron is the Director of Research and Chief Specialist at the Yinfeng Institute for Biological Sciences, based in Shandong, China. He previously worked as a Senior Medical Response Consultant for Alcor and also serves as the Managing Director for Arizona Medical Sciences. He was recently featured in the Netflix Documentary: Hope Frozen. 

In today’s wide ranging conversation we discuss:

• What happens during Standby, Stabilization, and Transport
• How Aaron Drake minimizes the three major types of damage: Ischemia, Ice Formation, and Decomposition
• Clinical death vs legal death vs physiological death
• What’s a “field washout” is, and how it differs from a “field cryopreservation” 
• The power of county health departments and why you should plan to die on a Tuesday
• Why your pet might get a better cryopreservation than you
• How to deal with hospital or hospice personnel, the funeral industry, and other pieces of the puzzle
• The Yinfeng Institute and the current state of Cryonics in China
• The cultural differences between the Chinese and Western attitudes towards death and the afterlife
• The scalability of Cryonics in the highly populated China
• Lessons taken from the infamous Chatsworth incident

As always, you can find Daniel and I over at the Cryonics Underground Channel in the Cryosphere Cryonics discord chat server. You can also reach us directly by email at cryonicsunderground [at] the email service provided the "big number" company.

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This is our second episode with Emil Kendziorra. Emil is the founder of Tomorrow Biostasis and the European Biostasis Foundation, two new Cryonics service organizations that have started up in Europe. 

This is part two of a two part episode with Emil. In this second part we cover:

• Practical considerations around signing up with Tomorrow Biostasis
• The neuro vs whole body question
• The legal & regulatory environment for Cryonics in Europe
• The importance of hands-on training for personnel involved in the biostasis procedure from start to finish
• The marketing of Cryonics
• Sharing of resources & ideas across Cryonics orgs around the globe
• Long-term wealth management for Cryonics
• Emil’s thoughts on philosophical issues of identity, uploading, consciousness, and other issues surrounding Cryonics
• Emil’s ideas on Aldehyde Stabilized Cryopreservation
• Emil’s predictions on the success of this endeavor

As always, you can find Daniel and I over at the Cryonics Underground Channel in the Cryosphere Cryonics discord chat server. You can also reach us directly by email at cryonicsunderground [at] the email service provided by everyone's favorite search company.

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In this episode we speak with Emil Kendziorra. Emil is the founder of Tomorrow Biostasis and the European Biostasis Foundation, two new Cryonics service organizations that have started up in Europe. 

This is part one of a two part episode with Emil. In this first part we cover:

• Why signing up for Cryonics sooner (when you have more of a zest for life) is better than later (when that zest may be waning or forgotten).
• Why Emil is working on Cryonics instead of Life Extension and the undue optimism for Life Extension relative to Cryonics
• Long term strategic issues within the field of Cryonics
• Sentiments towards biostasis research paper
• The One-click Cryonics signup goal
• A breakdown of each of Emil’s startups and how they’re interconnected.
• The Game Theory behind Emil’s org charts and corporate governance 

As always, you can find Daniel and I over at the Cryonics Underground Channel in the Cryosphere Cryonics discord chat server. You can also reach us directly by email at cryonicsunderground [at] the email service provided by everyone's favorite search company.

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Daniel and I have finally managed to dig ourselves out of the great Texan freeze of 2021 to bring you part two of our two-part episode with Cryonics Institute president Dennis Kowalski.

In this part we cover:

• What is preventing people from signing up for Cryonics and how did Kowalski go from a Cryocrastinator to fully signed up? (Hint: a magazine called Omni!)
• How has Kowalski changed the organization since he started having a say over its strategic goals?
• The differences between The Cryonics Institute and Alcor, and how should a consumer select between between them?
• The importance of the Cryonics Institute check-in app for individuals living alone and similar circumstances.

Please note: Like the first part of our interview with Kowalski, the audio in this episode is a bit rough (though better than part one). But also as before, we worked hard to minimize these issues so we could bring you Kowalski's wisdom, and hope you find this discussion on the merits of proper Cryonics planning (among other things) as valuable as we did.

You can find out more about the Cryonics Institute over at their website.  And you can find us over on the Cryonics Underground Channel in the Cryosphere Cryonics discord chat server. You can also reach us directly by email at cryonicsunderground [at] the email service provided by everyone's favorite tech company based in Mountain View.

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In this episode, Max and Daniel speak with Dennis Kowalski of the Cryonics Institute. Kowalski is the current President of the Cryonics Institute, a Fire Fighter, and a Nationally Registered EMT-Paramedic. 

This is part one of a two-part conversation.  This part covers the following and more:

• The History of Cryonics Institute and its Founder
• How CI has managed to keep their prices the same since inception
• The benefits of having a healthy vascular system for preservation
• The importance of having a good relationship with your local funeral director, your family, your friends, and even your neighbors.
• How careful planning can help you avoid the straight freeze.
• Why Cryonics is the only game in town if you're interested in seeing the future.

Please note: The audio in this episode is a bit rough in a few patches. But we worked hard to minimize these issues so we could bring you Kowalski's wisdom, and hope you find this discussion on the merits of proper Cryonics planning (among other things) as valuable as we did.

As always, you can find us over on the Cryonics Underground Channel in the Cryosphere Cryonics discord chat server. You can also reach us directly by email at cryonicsunderground [at] the email service provided by everyone's favorite multicolored logo company.

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In this episode, Max and Daniel speak with Dr. Max More. More is the Ambassador and President Emeritus of Alcor and is well known for his public media interviews, his excellent essays on the Cryonics industry, and his philosophical writings. In today’s podcast, More and the gang speak about:

• One-minute elevator-pitches that you to use to explain Cryonics to the cryo-curious. 
• The personality traits that make you more or less inclined to Cryonics.
• Difficulties in marketing cryonics.  
• The amazing things Alcor could achieve with much greater resources.
• The relationship between and among Alcor and other Cryonics organizations.
• Fostering community within the Cryonics movement.
• Promising new areas of Cryonics research.
• More's thoughts on the "Warren" equation and chances of Cryonics success.
• Our new overrated or underrated segment.

We cover all these topics and more (!) in this exciting discussion with a titan of the community. 

As always, you can find us over on the Cryonics Underground Channel in the Cryosphere Cryonics discord chat server. If you’re interested in donating to Alcor’s current RAPID research initiative, you can join the server to be eligible to have your donation doubled. See the “Announcements” channel for details. You can also reach us directly by email at cryonicsunderground [at] the email service provided by everyone's favorite search company.

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In this episode, Max and Daniel interview philosopher Theodore Schick, Jr of Muhlenberg College and discuss the big philosophical questions behind Cryonics:

• Is Cryonics a science, a pseudo-science  , or something else entirely? 
• What does it mean to preserve your identity? 
• Should you be worried about mind-uploading? 
• Are humans natural born dualists? 
• How might scenarios of the future upend our ethical and philosophical intuitions?

We tackle all of these questions and more in a wide-ranging discussion that you should definitely be losing sleep over! As always, you can find us over at The Cryosphere discord server, or email us at [email protected] with your comments.

Show notes:

Links:

• Theodore (Ted) Schick, Jr. - https://www.muhlenberg.edu/academics/philosophy/ourfaculty/theodoreschickjr/
• How to Think About Weird Things https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-About-Weird-Things-ebook/dp/B07N1S3SLZ
• Doing Philosophy https://www.amzn.com/0078119170
• S.E.T.I  https://seti.org/seti-institute/Search-Extraterrestrial-Intelligence
• Drake Equation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation

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