Cryosphere Podcast
The Cryosphere podcast (formerly the Cryonics Underground Podcast) explores the fascinating and underappreciated world of Cryonics - the process of pausing your biological functions at the moment of legal death with the goal of reviving you in the future. Join us for in-depth discussions on the scientific, social, philosophical, technological, and political implications of this unique and extraordinary experiment. Featuring leaders in the Cryonics industry alongside futurists, philosophers, scientists, and many others. Get ready to travel on this remarkable journey with us. And remember, it could literally save your life!
Cryosphere Podcast
John Smart - Alternative Methods of Brain Preservation
Important Note! Join your hosts Max and Daniel, plus luminaries from across the Cryonics industry, at the upcoming Global Cryonics Summit on July 20-21st in Miami, Florida. Go to globalcryonicssummit.com for early-bird tickets and more information.
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In this episode, Max and Daniel are joined by John Smart, the Vice President and Co-Founder of the Brain Preservation Foundation. Our wide-ranging conversation delves into some of the lesser know alternatives to traditional cryopreservation.
In this episode, we explore:
- John Smarts many roles as a futurist, foresight consultant and entrepreneur.
- The Brain Preservation Foundation: Brief History and Mission
- The Brain Preservation Prize and its winners
- Aldehyde Stabilized Cryopreservation (ASC)
- The many methods of brain preservation science
- Questions about the true cost of brain preservation
- Johns famous article on "The Three Camps of Brain Preservation"
- Debates about the nature of identity and consciousness
- And much more!
As always, you can find Max and Daniel over at the Cryosphere Cryonics discord server and the Cryonics Subreddit.
Click here for the YouTube video version of this episode.
You can also find the Cryonics Underground Podcast and host Max Marty on Twitter.
Links:
The Brain Preservation Foundation
Aspirational Neuroscience
Foresight University