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Cryonics

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Cryonics is the practice of using subfreezing temperatures to preserve the bodies of those who have died of an incurable disease with the goal of restoring good health following sufficient advances in medical technology.

Further reading

Greenberg, Spencer (2021) ‎Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg: Freezing to (not) death: cryonics and the quest for immortality (with Max Marty), Clearer Thinking, December 9.

Hanson, Robin (2010) Cryonics as charity, Overcoming Bias, July 12.

Urban, Tim (2016) Why cryonics makes sense, Wait But Why, March 24.

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