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Interview with Ralph Merkle @ Vitalist Bay

The venerable Ralph Merkle joins Max Marty on stage at Vitalist Bay.

Key topics covered:

- Why cryonics is still “0.00001%” of people despite decades of advocacy — and Merkle’s admission that believing rational arguments would work was his biggest mistake.
- The wild Dora Kent story.
- The organizational split in 1992 that affected growth for over a decade.
- Why Merkle’s success probability hasn’t changed since the 80s.
- Whether preserving your information pattern is enough or if you need “continuity of consciousness”.

And more.

Links:
• Cryosphere Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/ndshSfQwqz.
• Cryonics subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/cryonics/

Cryonics & Cryptography | Ralph Merkle at Vitalist Bay

Veteran cryonicist and inventor of cryptographic hashing, Ralph Merkle, tells us how he came to decide that cryonics was a good idea. In his talk, Ralph discusses Information Theoretic Death, why information is so hard to destroy, and how advances in nano-tech might make cryonics revival possible.

Links:
• Cryosphere Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/ndshSfQwqz.
• Cryonics subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/cryonics/
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Longevity vs. Cryonics Debate | Karl Pfleger & Emil Kendziorra

Watch a longevity expert and cryonics expert make the case for their approach to life extension. Emil Kendziorra and Karl Pfleger debate longevity escape velocity timelines, which approach would have greater return from research funding, and more at this live debate from the Biostasis Conference at Vitalist Bay.

Links:
• Cryosphere Discord server: https://discord.gg/ndshSfQwqz.
• Cryonics subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/cryonics/
• Karl Pfleger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-r-pfleger/
• Emil Kendziorra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilkendziorra/
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Cryonics in Space, Cryostasis Repair Science & Revival Ethics

Cryonics in space, cryostasis repair science, and revival ethics and planning are converging in 2025 to shape a bold new vision for life extension and post-biological freedom.

Join us Thursday, July 31 at 6 PM EST for a virtual service featuring two of cryonics’ leading voices:

Rudy Hoffman – Immortality Through Innovation.
Rudy opens with the visionary idea of cryonics in space and shares how today’s planning tools—annuity structures, revival trusts, and insurance-backed systems—support long-term access to biostasis. He ends with a powerful call to preserve freedom in the era of revival governance.

Alex Crouch – The Bridges to Reanimation.
Founder of Revival Research Group, Alex outlines the six bridges of cryostasis repair science, covering nanotech repair, AI orchestration, simulation, and bioprinting. His roadmap aims to make revival a transparent, collaborative goal.

Opening remarks by Neal Vanderee, officiator of the Church of Perpetual Life, connecting science, spirit, and future readiness.

Schedule:

The Cryonics Community Renaissance | Max Marty at Vitalist Bay

For years the Cryonics Community was beset by a small but very-dedicated band of misfits, grifters, and trolls.

Today, Max Marty tells the true story of how he and his brave comrades cleaned things things up and cleared the way for today’s more vibrant, healthy, and welcoming Cryonics community.

This 10 minute talk was given at the Biostasis conference at Vitalist Bay.

Links:
• Cryonics Discord server: https://discord.gg/cryosphere.
• Cryonics subreddit: https://reddit.com/r/cryonics.

#cryosphere

Max More: transhumanism, cryonics and the future societies

We dived deep into the difference between cryonics and biostasis, the philosophy of extropy, the future of cryonics, ethical and political dilemmas connected with biostasis, the proactionary principle, reframing the “death” idea, the future of human identity and much more!

Distorting Transhumanism at Meridian Magazine

Meridian Magazine positions itself as a publication for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the largest Mormon denomination. I don’t know much about Meridian or the people behind it. But today I learned that they’re willing to publish a fear-mongering distortion of Transhumanism, “Human 2.0 Is Here — And You Didn’t Even Notice” by Alexis Tarkaleson. Despite their positioning, I wish to make make clear that such behavior is not aligned with the values that the Church advocates.

Tarkaleson says “mind uploading” is an outlandish tale. What’s her take on tales of transfiguration and resurrection? Are those equally outlandish? Surely she’s aware that those doctrines require the possibility of mind (or spirit body) moving from one physical body to another, consistent with hypotheses of mind uploading.

How about cryonics, yet another outlandish tale she identifies? I’m curious to know what she thinks about the Church’s advocacy to collect genealogy and preserve family history, with intent to facilitate redemption of the dead. And what about proxy rituals that we perform for the dead? Most of the world probably thinks the Church’s practices in these areas are at least as outlandish as those of cryonicists.

Founder interview: Dr. Emil Kendziorra, Founder & CEO at Tomorrow Biostasis

In our Founder Interview series, we highlight the brightest minds in preventive health, wellness, and longevity. In Episode 6, we’re honored to feature Dr. Emil Kenziorra, founder and CEO at Tomorrow Biostasis —one of the world-leading human cryopreservation experts.

Tell us a little about yourself and your current venture

Doctor and researcher by training, entrepreneur by trade. Longevity has always been my motivation, with a focus on maximal life span extension. I’m running Tomorrow.bio and the non-profit European Biostasis Foundation to push human cryopreservation forward.

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