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