Alcor has been doing CT scans of some patients for the last few years. When we started the project, we did not know how to properly calibrate the output of the scans. This, along with a mistaken assumption, led to a most unfortunately pessimistic assessment of the degree of cryoprotection of Kim Suozzi, the 23-year […]
So perhaps you’re fairly new to Alcor and cryonics. You’re pretty sure this technology might be worth investigating; maybe you’ve even gotten signed up. But there’s a lot you don’t know. When your friends and relatives ask you those awkward questions about WHY you’re doing this and what makes you think it will work, you […]
Cormac Seachoy (member A-2878), age 27, lived in Bristol, UK (England’s sixth largest city) and was a graduate of the University of Bristol where he was the vice president of their Social Enterprise Project. He also worked as the website coordinator at Bristol Cable. He volunteered for many organizations including Transparency International, an anti-corruption charity […]
From Alcor President, Max More February 12, 2016 In December 2015, 21st Century Medicine, Inc. published peer-reviewed results of a new cryobiological and neurobiological technique, aldehyde-stabilized cryopreservation (ASC) that provides strong proof that brains can be preserved well enough at cryogenic temperatures for neural connectivity (the connectome) to be completely visualized. And this week the […]
The legal death of Marvin Minsky was publicly reported on Monday, January 25, 2016. There has been speculation on the part of numerous individuals and publications that he may have been cryopreserved by Alcor. This notice is Alcor’s formal response to inquiries on this issue. In a public ceremony at the Extro-3 conference in 1997, […]
CASE SUMMARY Ronald Selkovitch, A-1497, became an Alcor member back in 1995. During that time, he saw not only his mother be cryopreserved, but also his wife just three months prior. Now aged 81, Mr Selkovitch was suffering from an infection that occurred following an abdominal surgery and eventually became critically ill at a hospital […]
James Baglivo, winner of the Omni cryonics essay contest, becomes Alcor’s 140th patient. James Baglivo, A-1624, was pronounced legally dead by today’s standards on August 25, 2015 at the age of 44, in New Jersey, USA. Baglivo, a neurocryopreservation member, became Alcor’s 140th patient. Back in the early 1990s, Charles Platt birthed an idea and […]
WHAT: Northern California Alcor Meeting WHERE: The Clubhouse at 505 Cypress Point Dr., Mountain View WHEN: January 17th at 4:00 p.m. I should also point out to people who have not been here, that “505 Cypress Point Dr” refers to the main clubhouse of the condominium complex located at the last address. Meaning, if you […]
It’s time for the annual Cryofeast holiday party hosted by Kat Cotter and Dave Kekich, however this year they’re actually holding it a century from now in another part of the galaxy. But don’t worry, they have a way to get your there. For those who don’t know, Dave has been building a rudimentary time […]
When: October 18th at 4:00 pm Where: 505 Cypress Point Drive, Mountain View, CA Please bring food to share There is a sauna and jacuzzi available