Cryonics Voices
Thought Leaders of the Cryonics Community
Below we feature video and audio of some of the leading thinkers and personalities in the cryonics movements. A series of interviews are in the preparation stage.
Robert Ettinger
The Founding Father. As author and first President of the Cryonics Institute, Robert Ettinger’s contributions to the field of cryonics are inestimable. Cryonics begins with Robert Ettinger.
David Ettinger: Carrying Forward The Legacy
David Ettinger, son of cryonics founder Robert Ettinger, discusses cryonics, the Cryonics Institute and his father’s legacy for future generations.
Fred and Linda Chamberlain:
Alcor, one of the historic founding institutions of the cryonics movement, and currently the largest and most technologically advanced of cryonics service providers, was established as a nonprofit organization by Fred and Linda Chamberlain in California in 1972 as the Alcor Society for Solid State Hypothermia. Below, Linda Chamberlain discusses life extension, cryonics, and the future, in a late-life podcast interview.
Max More: On Cryonics
A lecture on cryonics by one of the nation’s leading thinkers and transhumanists, and a former Alcor CEO.
Natasha Vita-More:
Dr. Natasha Vita-More, futurist, theorist, wife of former Alcor CEO Max More, and a pioneer in the field of transhumanism and life extension in her own right, explores the intersection of art, technology, and human enhancement in an in-depth SingularityNET interview.
Ray Kurzweil: The Singularity Is Nearer
Author, scientist, futurist, Principal Researcher and AI Visionary at Google, and veteran cryonicist, Ray Kurzweil speaks about life extension, AI, the future of man and technology on the Joe Rogan Experience.
Ben Best: We Will Live Again
Former Cryonics Institute president Ben Best is featured in the documentary feature “We Will Live Again,” following Best in a tour through the Cryonics Institute’s facilities, with additional appearances by Plant Manager Andy Zawicki and cryonics founder Professor Robert Ettinger. The documentary is an Official Selection of The Traverse City Film Festival.
Dan Held: Marketing Cryonics
For cryonics patients to survive, a strong base and cryonics-friendly society and economy is needed. One of the leading figures in the world of cryptocurrency, Dan Held, addresses the marketing of cryonics, and the overlapping synergies of cryonics and cryptocurrency.
Peter Thiel, Aubrey De Grey, Eliezar Yudowsky
Three of today’s most prominent thought leaders, all members of the cryonics provider Alcor, discuss anti-aging and the shape of things to come at a Singularity Summit. Billionaire Peter Thiel is the co-founder of Paypal and a well-known philanthropist, Aubrey de Grey is one of today’s leading longevity researchers and theorist, and Eliazar Yrudowsky is a world-famous ethicist and researcher on friendly artificial intelligence.
Nick Bostrom: Our AI Future
Nick Bostrom is a philosopher and former professor at Oxford University focusing on AI and its implications for our future. In the video, Bostrom discusses emerging technologies and challenges posed by AI and other technologies. He also discusses the potential social shift towards a post-work society and the need for a reorientation of culture and education to focus on creating a flourishing leisure society.
FM 2030
FM 2030 (whose given name was Fereidoun M. Esfandiary) played many roles in his life: he was an Iranian Olympic basketball player, a diplomat, a university teacher, a novelist, corporate consultant, author of Are You A Transhuman? and Identity Card, and one of the leading founders of the transhumanist movement. He developed his views on transhumanism in the 1960s and evolved them over the next thirty-something years. FM-2030 was placed in cryonic suspension July 8th, 2000. Below is 2030, the full film by admirer Johnny Boston, focusing on FM-2030’s life and legacy.
David Pearce
David Pearce, thought leader, philosopher and bioethicist, is best known for his advocacy of transhumanism – the movement that seeks to enhance human capabilities through technology. Here we hear Pearce’s vision for a world where humanity transcends its biological limitations: overcoming aging, achieving radical life extension, embracing cognitive enhancement, and–quite literally–ending all suffering. Pearce is the author of The Hedonistic Imperative.
Laura Deming: Reversible Cryopreservation
Laura Deming is an inspiring example of the new generation of cryonics pioneers. Immersing herself in biogerontology at age twelve, she entered MIT at fourteen and, at seventeen, was awarded a 20 Under 20 fellowship by Peter Thiel, propelling her move into venture capital and longevity research. A Forbes’ “30 Under 30” notable, she went on to found Cradle Healthcare. Here she and co-founder discuss the timeline for reversible cryopreservation, and much more.
The Cryonics Community: Support and Discussion Groups
Cryosphere
Discord: discord.gg/cryosphere
An online community of over 1,500 members
Cryonics Reddit
Reddit Community: r/cryonics
A discussion platform for cryonics enthusiasts to share news, opinions, and experiences.
Cryonet
Website: cryonet.org
One of the oldest forums dedicated to discussions on cryonics.
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