Just in case you've not been following the news elsewhere: Alcor Co-Founder Fred Chamberlain is Cryopreserved.

Fred will be greatly missed. My sympathies to Linda and all who were close to him. Fred, hope to see you on the other side!

When I signed up, the thought was that one reason to over-fund one's suspension was to pay for standby. I understand that this was changed when Alcor realized that not every standby resulted in a suspension. Then it changed to the suggestion of doing a pre-authorization on a member's credit card to ...

Given that Alcor must survive decades, or even centuries, I see the financial risks (in highest-to-lowest likelihood order) as: 1) Embezzlement/theft This has already happened twice to Alcor that I know of. Back in the late 1980's, Alcor's board gave $100,000 to someone who called himself "Mr. Gemi...

Given that Alcor must survive decades, or even centuries, I see the financial risks (in highest-to-lowest likelihood order) as: 1) Embezzlement/theft - I have a great deal of trust in everyone currently working at Alcor, but in the decades to come... who knows? Plus, any small organization has limit...

One topic that gets kicked around a lot at cryonics meetings is that of wearable devices. The ideal device would be one that is small, lightweight, cheap, reliable, automatic, and avoids false-positives. The idea is to have a personal "On-Star" that monitors vital signs and calls for assistance when...

However, I still believe strongly that memory is stored chemically and not entirely physically. Still the chemical breakdown of cell structures and walls will be difficult to undo, even if we develop the ability to both create and destroy subatomic atoms in fixed space (in a frozen brain structure)...

For those in the Boston area, we meet for dinner and informal discussion about once a month or so - generally at the Middle East Restaurant, 472 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA.

Join the Boston Cryonics Meetup Group to get meeting notices.