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Cryonics Magazine, Q1 2001 SOURCE FEATURES PAGE Fred Chamberlain Glass Transitions: A Project Proposal 3 Mike Perry Interview with Dr. Jerry Lemler, M.D. 13 Austin Esfandiary A Tribute to FM-2030 16 Johnny Boston FM & I 18 Billy H. Seidel the ALCOR adventure 39 Natasha Vita-More Considering Aesthetics 45 Columns Book Review: Affective Computing..................................41 You Only Go Around Twice .................................................42 First Thoughts on Last Matters............................................48 TechNews.......................................................................51 Alcor update - 19 The Global Membership Challenge . 19 Letter from Steve Bridge . 26 President’s Report . 22 “Last-Minute” Calls . 27 Transitions and New Developments . 24 Alcor Membership Status . 37 1st Qtr. 2001 • Cryonics 1 Alcor: the need for a rescue team or even for ingly evident that the leadership of The Origin of Our Name cryonics itself. Symbolically then, Alcor CSC would not support or even would be a “test” of vision as regards life tolerate a rescue team concept. Less In September of 1970 Fred and extension. than one year after the 1970 dinner Linda Chamberlain (the founders of As an acronym, Alcor is a close if meeting, the Chamberlains severed all Alcor) were asked to come up with a not perfect fit with Allopathic Cryogenic ties with CSC and incorporated the name for a rescue team for the now- Rescue. The Chamberlains could have “Rocky Mountain Cryonics Society” defunct Cryonics Society of California forced a five-word string, but these three in the State of Washington. The articles (CSC). In view of our logical destiny seemed sufficient. Allopathy (as opposed and bylaws of this organization (the stars), they searched through star to Homeopathy) is a medical perspective specifically provided for “Alcor catalogs and books on astronomy, wherein any treatment that improves the Members,” who were to be the core of hoping to find a star that could serve as prognosis is valid. Cryogenic preserva- rescue team activity. Difficulties in a cryonics acronym. Alcor, 80 Ursae tion is the most powerful method known securing nonprofit status in Washing- Majoris, was just what they had been to halt the rapid, entropic disorganization ton then led to reincorporation in looking for. It not only had some of people following clinical death. California, this time under the name acronymic “fit” for cryonics but was Rescue differentiates a cryonics approach “Alcor Society for Solid State Hypoth- also symbolic for its historical use as a from (yet to be developed) proven sus- ermia.” In the late 1970s, to further test for eyesight and was located in a pended animation. The acronymic inter- broaden the organization’s objectives, very well known constellation. pretation of Alcor is therefore use of a the present name (Alcor Life Extension Alcor, a companion star of Mizar cryogenic procedure, though unproven, Foundation) was adopted. in the Big Dipper’s handle, is approxi- to preserve structure and potential Despite many transitions, the mately 5th magnitude, barely within the viability, since failing to do so allows symbolism of the name remains. How threshold of human vision. Addition- further disorganization to occur and long will it take for more people to see ally, it is quite close to Mizar from an reduces the probability (prognosis) of that “Ashes to ashes and dust to dust” angular standpoint, and dimmer. Only reversal and reanimation at any future is a meaningless destiny... to see that it with excellent vision can one tell there time. is possible to reach for a distant are two stars rather than just one. For Some of these thoughts were tomorrow and perhaps to attain it... to thousands of years, people in the presented at a CSC dinner meeting in the see Alcor for what it really is: a vehicle Middle East have used Alcor as a autumn of 1970. A number of people who with which to attempt that fantastic critical test of visual sensitivity and have subsequently become members of voyage! focus. If you could see Alcor, you had the Alcor Life Extension Foundation excellent vision indeed. In the early were present at that gathering. Over the —Reprinted from Cryonics days of cryonics, few people could see months that followed, it became increas- (August 1984). cryonics is a quarterly publication of the Alcor Life Extension Foundation Editor Contents copyright © 2001 by the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, except where otherwise noted. All rights re- Lisa L. Lock served. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily [email protected] those of the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, its Board of Directors, or its management. Associate Editors Submissions may be sent via e-mail ([email protected] or Fred & Linda Chamberlain [email protected] or [email protected]) in ASCII, Word, [email protected] or PageMaker format. Mailed submissions should include a PC diskette with the file in any previously mentioned format [email protected] (although printed text alone will be considered). All submit- ted media become property of the Alcor Life Extension Foun- dation unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped en- Volume 22:1 velope. The Alcor Life Extension Foundation assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs, or art. Send all correspondence and submissions to: 1st Qtr. 2001 Cryonics Magazine Alcor Life Extension Foundation 7895 E. Acoma Dr., Suite 110 ISSN 1054-4305 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 about the cover CGI art by Tim Hubley 2 Cryonics • 1st Qtr. 2001 Glass Transitions A Project Proposal by Fred Chamberlain President/CEO, Alcor SECTION I medical technology. The TimeShip concept could give the PROJECT INTRODUCTION AND SYNOPSIS public the picture that a “rescue ship” is about to come over the horizon. However, instead of the Queen Mary, we have the Introduction Kon Tiki. A transition from the procedure of cryonics, as perceived by the public, to a nearly damage-free state of cryopreser- Synopsis of Proposed Project vation, is within our grasp. Research by 21st Century Medicine, Alcor proposes to bring reality into line with the vision. Inc., has advanced the state of the art to a point where humans The mission statement of the Glass Transitions Project is: pronounced “dead” under controlled conditions could have an “To Develop and Implement a Practical Program for even higher probability of long-term survival than those who Human Cryopreservation Using Vitrification Technology.” remain alive and die under less controlled conditions. This This will require the following advances: incredible state of affairs is virtually invisible to the general 1. A dependable “core” cryotransport team will be public at the moment, but that condition is about to change. established, headed by a physician, an Alcor member residing A large gap exists between the emerging scientific state of in Scottsdale, Arizona, and devoting all of his energies to this the art and Alcor’s practical readiness to carry out procedures endeavor. Other Alcor members (medical professionals) will based on it. There are serious shortfalls in trained and qualified participate on a part-time or consultant basis, with a roughly personnel; most of Alcor’s equipment is of a rudimentary kind; professional level of compensation. Present Alcor ACT (Alcor detailed designs for reliable applications of vitrification still CryoTransport Team) members will constitute a support have to be worked out. Any small-town clinic or hospital is infrastructure for logistics, communications, and coordination, funded at a higher level than the support presently available and participation at levels consistent with their limited medical for upgrading and maintaining Alcor’s response and operations skills and training. Glass Transitions will fully redefine roles in capability. It is very much as if we have the knowledge to build cryotransport rescue, with respect to team credentials, credibil- the Queen Mary, but whenever we put out to sea, we are aboard ity, and competence. the Kon Tiki. 2. Operating room instrumentation, perfusion equipment, An urgent gap exists with regard to design and construc- and patient handling platforms and enclosures will be up- tion of the TimeShip (an independent project to build a major graded to provide for both whole-body and neuro-vitrification. storage and research facility; see page 23). Our current storage Well-worked-out designs and user-friendly documentation will technology is either irrelevant or of a very primitive level. Yet, allow us to replace the current failure-prone, hastily jury-rigged TimeShip is already traveling down a pathway of development, systems (which are as yet only well known to a few critical which seems certain to continue. A near-term effort in support- personnel) with reliable systems supported by a broad set of ing technology development is needed. well-trained personnel. These advances are essential to Alcor Research announcements by 21st Century Medicine, Inc., representing that it possesses a competent capability to carry and emergence of the TimeShip project as a publicly visible out the procedures expected of it. Glass Transitions will lead to effort, coupled with the general public upswing of foresight a state of system design and training compatible with establish- into the implications of rapidly advancing biotechnology, ing secondary operating sites and, as demand grows, operating could produce demand outstripping supply. Those who will capabilities in hospitals similar to those of MRI units. soon become aware of the research advances of
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