rlm@162: #+title: Big List of Links for Cryonics
rlm@162: #+author: Robert McIntyre
rlm@162: #+email: rlm@mit.edu
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rlm@162: 
rlm@162: This is a list of interesting things related to cryonics, prepared
rlm@162: initially for Nicholas Juntilla's transhuman meetup group.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: * Introduction to Cryonics
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://waitbutwhy.com/2016/03/cryonics.html][Why Cryonics Makes Sense (Wait but Why)]] :: very well-written
rlm@162:        article from the perspective of someone first investigating
rlm@162:        cryonics. 
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://www.nickbostrom.com/fable/dragon.html][The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant]] :: talks about death in the context
rlm@162:        of a dragon that eats everything and seems insurmountable.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://alcor.org/Library/index.html][Alcor Library]] :: Lots of material to get started on understanding
rlm@162:        cryonics.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://aurellem.org/papers/html/cryo-em.html][Cryobiology / Electron Microscopy Reading List]] :: A list of papers
rlm@162:        you might be interested in reading.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://www.brainpreservation.org][Brain Preservation Foundation]] :: Organization dedicated to
rlm@162:        scientifically evaluating brain preservation technology.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://www.brainpreservation.org/faq/][BPF's FAQ]] :: Very intelligent discussion of Brain Preservation as
rlm@162:        a scientific endeavor.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://www.brainpreservation.org/content-2/overcoming-objections/][Overcoming Objections to Brain Preservation]] :: In-depth discussion
rlm@162:        of common objections to brain preservation.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: * Introduction to Neuroscience / Personal Identity
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[https://www.ted.com/talks/sebastian_seung][Sebastian Seung's TED talk]] :: Sebastian talks about the
rlm@162:        "connectome", the pattern of connections in the brain that
rlm@162:        define an individual's personal identity.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[https://www.ted.com/talks/ed_boyden?language=en][Ed Boyden's TED talk]] :: Ed Boyden, who invented optogenetics,
rlm@162:        talks about controlling neurons with light.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://connectomethebook.com/][Connectome]] :: A book written by Sebastian the serves as a layman's
rlm@162:        introduction to neuroscience. Reviews the history of
rlm@162:        neuroscience, our models of the brain, and even mentions
rlm@162:        cryonics / brain preservation at the end.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://connectomes.org/][connectomes.org]] :: Page that talks about mapping the entire
rlm@162:        connectome.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://openconnecto.me/catmaid/][Open Connectome]] :: Place to see really cool partial connectome
rlm@162:        datasets.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://www.openworm.org/][Open Worm]] :: Stephen Larson's ambitious project to simulate the
rlm@162:        entire connectome of a whole /C. elegans/.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[https://www.janelia.org/project-team/flyem][Fly EM]] :: Amazing project at the [[https://www.janelia.org/][Janelia Research Campus]] to map
rlm@162:        the entire connectome of /drosophila/.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: * [[http://aurellem.org/ASC/html/ASC-introduction.html][Aldehyde-Stabilized Cryopreservation]]
rlm@162: 
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rlm@162: 	    <p class="description">
rlm@162: 	      A brain-banking technology that can preserve all of the
rlm@162: 	      synaptic connections in a whole mammalian brain for
rlm@162: 	      longer than a
rlm@162: 	      century. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2015.09.003">Published
rlm@162: 	      in Cryobiology</a>
rlm@162: 	      and <a href="http://www.brainpreservation.org/small-mammal-announcement">winner</a>
rlm@162: 	      of the
rlm@162: 	       <a href="http://www.brainpreservation.org/asc_rabbit_fulleval">Brain
rlm@162: 	      Preservation Prize</a>. Mentioned in
rlm@162: 	      <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/us/cancer-immortality-cryogenics.html">the
rlm@162: 	      New York
rlm@162: 	      Times</a>, <a href="http://www.popsci.com/researchers-have-preserved-an-entire-rabbit-brain">Popular
rlm@162: 	      Science</a>,
rlm@162: 	      <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-our-minds-live-forever/">Scientific
rlm@162: 		American</a>,
rlm@162: 	      <a href="http://gizmodo.com/brain-preservation-breakthrough-could-usher-in-a-new-er-1758022181">
rlm@162: 		Gizmodo</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fully-intact-brain-frozen_us_56bb942ae4b0b40245c51654?4tic0udi">
rlm@162: 		the Huffington
rlm@162: 		Post</a>, <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2077140-mammal-brain-frozen-and-thawed-out-perfectly-for-first-time/">
rlm@162: 		New Scientist</a>,
rlm@162: 		<a href="http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-rabbit-brain-has-been-cryonically-preserved-and-recovered-brain-preservation-prize">
rlm@162: 		Vice News</a>,
rlm@162: 		and <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0747199">BBC's
rlm@162: 		Horizon</a>.</br></br>
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 		
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 		<a class="list"
rlm@162: 		href="http://aurellem.org/ASC/html/ASC-introduction.html">Introduction
rlm@162: 		to Aldehyde-Stabilized Cryopreservation (ASC)
rlm@162: 		</a><br>
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 		<a class="list" href="http://www.brainpreservation.org/small-mammal-announcement">Brain
rlm@162: 		Preservation Prize Announcement </a><br>
rlm@162: 	      <a class="list"
rlm@162: 		href="./ASC/html/ASC-FAQ.html">Frequently asked
rlm@162: 		Questions </a><br>
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 	      <!-- <a class="list" href="./ASC/html/ASC-images.html">Images -->
rlm@162: 	      <!-- of brains preserved with ASC </a><br> -->
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 	      <a class="list"
rlm@162: 		 href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cryobiol.2015.09.003">
rlm@162: 		Journal article in Cryobiology </a><br>
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 	      <!-- <a class="list" href="http://aurellem.org/ASC/html/ASC-motivations.html"> -->
rlm@162: 	      <!-- 	Motivations behind ASC </a><br> -->
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 	      <!-- <a class="list" href="http://aurellem.org/ASC/html/ASC-limitations.html"> -->
rlm@162: 	      <!-- Limitations of ASC </a><br> -->
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 	      <a class="list" href="http://aurellem.org/ASC/html/ASC-full-protocol.html">
rlm@162: 	      	Detailed ASC protocol </a><br>
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 	      <a class="list" href="https://nectome.com">Nectome, ASC
rlm@162: 	      research company </a><br>
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rlm@162: 
rlm@162: 
rlm@162: * Miscellaneous Links
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://logical.ai/entitle/org/fables.html][The Bright Fables]] :: Whimsical stories about life and death, with
rlm@162:        a life-positive perspective. By Dylan Holmes.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://logical.ai/songularity/org/playlist.html][Songs for Life]] :: Collection of life-positive songs.
rlm@162: 
rlm@162:   - [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0747199][The Immortalist]] :: BBC documentary about mind-uploading
rlm@162:        research. I'm in it briefly!
rlm@162: