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fromInverse
4 days ago

What Sci-Fi Gets So Wrong About Suspended Animation - And Why The Truth Is So Much Wilder

Science-fiction commonly misrepresents suspended animation, while real hibernation and deep-sleep research reveals diverse physiological possibilities and advancing practical prospects.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Freezing Point by Anders Bodelsen review a prescient classic of cryogenics

A man chooses experimental suspended animation to cure cancer, awakens decades later to a society where purchased near-immortality creates systemic inequality and commodifies life.
OMG science
fromMail Online
8 months ago

Scientists reveal how you COULD be frozen like Star Wars' Han Solo

Dr. Alex Baker suggests that humans might be frozen using real-life materials like gallium, despite challenges in freezing entire bodies.
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