• #24 – Max More: Cryonics, Transhumanism, and The Morality of Progress

  • Nov 5 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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#24 – Max More: Cryonics, Transhumanism, and The Morality of Progress

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    Max More is a philosopher, futurist, and former CEO of Alcor Life Extension Foundation. He is currently Director of Communications at Biostasis Technologies. Max wrote the first definition of “Transhumanism” in its modern sense.

    TIMESTAMPS

    0:45 - Why Max changed his last name to “More”

    2:45 - Max’s early life and interest in cryonics and life extension

    8:00 - Extropian philosophy and Transhumanism

    9:15 - Cryonics explained

    26:06 - Hardest challenges in achieving indefinite lifespan

    33:16 - Humans don’t like uncertainty

    35:55 - We need more progress in AI

    39:05 - Climate change is massively exaggerated

    46:24 - Pancritical Rationalism and Karl Popper

    52:21 - Proactionary principle

    56:58 - Max’s book on cryonics and final remarks

    EPISODE LINKS

    Max’s website: https://www.maxmore.com

    Max’s Substack: https://maxmore.substack.com

    Arjun’s X: https://x.com/arjunkhemani

    Arjun’s Substack: https://arjunkhemani.substack.com



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