“Cryonics is free” by Mati_Roy

LessWrong (Curated & Popular)

I've been wanting to write a nice post for a few months, but should probably just write a one sooner instead. This is a top-level post not because it's a long text, but because it's important text.
Anyways. Cryonics is pretty much money-free now—one of the most affordable ways to dispose of your body post-mortem.
In the west coast in the USA, from Oregon Brain Preservation, as of around May 2024 I think:
Our research program is open to individuals in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California. This is the same brain preservation procedure, with the goal of future revival if this ever becomes feasible and humane. The difference is that we will also remove two small biopsy samples, which will be transferred to our partner non-profit organization, Apex Neuroscience, to measure the preservation quality and contribute to neuroscience research. Although there are no guarantees, we do not expect these [...]
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First published:
September 29th, 2024
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/WE65pBLQvNk3h3Dnr/cryonics-is-free
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