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more info for the cryonics links.
author Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
date Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:52:01 -0700
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rlm@162 1 #+title: Big List of Links for Cryonics
rlm@162 2 #+author: Robert McIntyre
rlm@162 3 #+email: rlm@mit.edu
rlm@162 4 #+setupfile: ../../aurellem/org/setup.org
rlm@162 5 #+include: ../../aurellem/org/level-0.org
rlm@162 6 #+options: num:nil toc:t
rlm@162 7 #+keywords: cryonics
rlm@162 8
rlm@162 9 This is a list of interesting things related to cryonics, prepared
rlm@162 10 initially for Nicholas Juntilla's transhuman meetup group.
rlm@162 11
rlm@162 12 * Introduction to Cryonics
rlm@162 13
rlm@162 14 - [[http://waitbutwhy.com/2016/03/cryonics.html][Why Cryonics Makes Sense (Wait but Why)]] :: very well-written
rlm@162 15 article from the perspective of someone first investigating
rlm@162 16 cryonics.
rlm@162 17
rlm@162 18 - [[http://www.nickbostrom.com/fable/dragon.html][The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant]] :: talks about death in the context
rlm@162 19 of a dragon that eats everything and seems insurmountable.
rlm@162 20
rlm@162 21 - [[http://alcor.org/Library/index.html][Alcor Library]] :: Lots of material to get started on understanding
rlm@162 22 cryonics.
rlm@162 23
rlm@162 24 - [[http://aurellem.org/papers/html/cryo-em.html][Cryobiology / Electron Microscopy Reading List]] :: A list of papers
rlm@162 25 you might be interested in reading.
rlm@162 26
rlm@162 27 - [[http://www.brainpreservation.org][Brain Preservation Foundation]] :: Organization dedicated to
rlm@162 28 scientifically evaluating brain preservation technology.
rlm@162 29
rlm@162 30 - [[http://www.brainpreservation.org/faq/][BPF's FAQ]] :: Very intelligent discussion of Brain Preservation as
rlm@162 31 a scientific endeavor.
rlm@162 32
rlm@162 33 - [[http://www.brainpreservation.org/content-2/overcoming-objections/][Overcoming Objections to Brain Preservation]] :: In-depth discussion
rlm@162 34 of common objections to brain preservation.
rlm@162 35
rlm@163 36 - [[http://www.alcor.org/Library/html/micrographs.html][Alcor's electron micrographs]] :: These are electron micrographs of
rlm@163 37 rabbit brains which were preserved under ideal clinical
rlm@163 38 settings using a protocol very similar to the one Alcor
rlm@163 39 uses. Compare to the electron micrographs available at [[http://openconnecto.me/catmaid/][Open
rlm@163 40 Connectome]].
rlm@162 41
rlm@162 42 * Introduction to Neuroscience / Personal Identity
rlm@162 43
rlm@162 44 - [[https://www.ted.com/talks/sebastian_seung][Sebastian Seung's TED talk]] :: Sebastian talks about the
rlm@162 45 "connectome", the pattern of connections in the brain that
rlm@162 46 define an individual's personal identity.
rlm@162 47
rlm@162 48 - [[https://www.ted.com/talks/ed_boyden?language=en][Ed Boyden's TED talk]] :: Ed Boyden, who invented optogenetics,
rlm@162 49 talks about controlling neurons with light.
rlm@162 50
rlm@163 51 - [[http://cogprints.org/266/1/selfctr.htm][Self as a Center of Narrative Gravity]] :: Some good philosophy by
rlm@163 52 Daniel Dennet on how our understanding of "self" might work.
rlm@163 53
rlm@162 54 - [[http://connectomethebook.com/][Connectome]] :: A book written by Sebastian the serves as a layman's
rlm@162 55 introduction to neuroscience. Reviews the history of
rlm@162 56 neuroscience, our models of the brain, and even mentions
rlm@162 57 cryonics / brain preservation at the end.
rlm@162 58
rlm@162 59 - [[http://connectomes.org/][connectomes.org]] :: Page that talks about mapping the entire
rlm@162 60 connectome.
rlm@162 61
rlm@162 62 - [[http://openconnecto.me/catmaid/][Open Connectome]] :: Place to see really cool partial connectome
rlm@163 63 datasets.
rlm@162 64
rlm@162 65 - [[http://www.openworm.org/][Open Worm]] :: Stephen Larson's ambitious project to simulate the
rlm@162 66 entire connectome of a whole /C. elegans/.
rlm@162 67
rlm@162 68 - [[https://www.janelia.org/project-team/flyem][Fly EM]] :: Amazing project at the [[https://www.janelia.org/][Janelia Research Campus]] to map
rlm@162 69 the entire connectome of /drosophila/.
rlm@162 70
rlm@162 71 * [[http://aurellem.org/ASC/html/ASC-introduction.html][Aldehyde-Stabilized Cryopreservation]]
rlm@162 72
rlm@163 73 * Miscellaneous Links
rlm@163 74
rlm@163 75 - [[http://logical.ai/entitle/org/fables.html][The Bright Fables]] :: Whimsical stories about life and death, with
rlm@163 76 a life-positive perspective. By Dylan Holmes.
rlm@163 77
rlm@163 78 - [[http://logical.ai/songularity/org/playlist.html][Songs for Life]] :: Collection of life-positive songs.
rlm@163 79
rlm@163 80 - [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0747199][The Immortalist]] :: BBC documentary about mind-uploading
rlm@163 81 research. I'm in it briefly!
rlm@163 82
rlm@163 83
rlm@162 84 #+BEGIN_HTML
rlm@162 85 <p class="description">
rlm@162 86 A brain-banking technology that can preserve all of the
rlm@162 87 synaptic connections in a whole mammalian brain for
rlm@162 88 longer than a
rlm@162 89 century. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2015.09.003">Published
rlm@162 90 in Cryobiology</a>
rlm@162 91 and <a href="http://www.brainpreservation.org/small-mammal-announcement">winner</a>
rlm@162 92 of the
rlm@162 93 <a href="http://www.brainpreservation.org/asc_rabbit_fulleval">Brain
rlm@162 94 Preservation Prize</a>. Mentioned in
rlm@162 95 <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/us/cancer-immortality-cryogenics.html">the
rlm@162 96 New York
rlm@162 97 Times</a>, <a href="http://www.popsci.com/researchers-have-preserved-an-entire-rabbit-brain">Popular
rlm@162 98 Science</a>,
rlm@162 99 <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-our-minds-live-forever/">Scientific
rlm@162 100 American</a>,
rlm@162 101 <a href="http://gizmodo.com/brain-preservation-breakthrough-could-usher-in-a-new-er-1758022181">
rlm@162 102 Gizmodo</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fully-intact-brain-frozen_us_56bb942ae4b0b40245c51654?4tic0udi">
rlm@162 103 the Huffington
rlm@162 104 Post</a>, <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2077140-mammal-brain-frozen-and-thawed-out-perfectly-for-first-time/">
rlm@162 105 New Scientist</a>,
rlm@162 106 <a href="http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-rabbit-brain-has-been-cryonically-preserved-and-recovered-brain-preservation-prize">
rlm@162 107 Vice News</a>,
rlm@162 108 and <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0747199">BBC's
rlm@162 109 Horizon</a>.</br></br>
rlm@162 110
rlm@162 111
rlm@162 112
rlm@162 113 <a class="list"
rlm@162 114 href="http://aurellem.org/ASC/html/ASC-introduction.html">Introduction
rlm@162 115 to Aldehyde-Stabilized Cryopreservation (ASC)
rlm@162 116 </a><br>
rlm@162 117
rlm@162 118 <a class="list" href="http://www.brainpreservation.org/small-mammal-announcement">Brain
rlm@162 119 Preservation Prize Announcement </a><br>
rlm@162 120 <a class="list"
rlm@162 121 href="./ASC/html/ASC-FAQ.html">Frequently asked
rlm@162 122 Questions </a><br>
rlm@162 123
rlm@162 124 <!-- <a class="list" href="./ASC/html/ASC-images.html">Images -->
rlm@162 125 <!-- of brains preserved with ASC </a><br> -->
rlm@162 126
rlm@162 127 <a class="list"
rlm@162 128 href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2015.09.003">
rlm@162 129 Journal article in Cryobiology </a><br>
rlm@162 130
rlm@162 131 <!-- <a class="list" href="http://aurellem.org/ASC/html/ASC-motivations.html"> -->
rlm@162 132 <!-- Motivations behind ASC </a><br> -->
rlm@162 133
rlm@162 134 <!-- <a class="list" href="http://aurellem.org/ASC/html/ASC-limitations.html"> -->
rlm@162 135 <!-- Limitations of ASC </a><br> -->
rlm@162 136
rlm@162 137 <a class="list" href="http://aurellem.org/ASC/html/ASC-full-protocol.html">
rlm@162 138 Detailed ASC protocol </a><br>
rlm@162 139
rlm@162 140 <a class="list" href="https://nectome.com">Nectome, ASC
rlm@162 141 research company </a><br>
rlm@162 142 </p></td></tr>
rlm@162 143
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