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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