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Shannon Vyff

The Christian Transhumanist Podcast

Robert Wright

Kevin Kelly

Taryn Southern

Robin Hanson

David Deutsch

Katharine Hayhoe

James Hughes

Greg Boyd

Steve Fuller

Aubrey de Grey

Derek Webb

Justin Lee

Peter Enns

Rene Girard

Thomas Jay Oord

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Is cryonics selfish? What do Harry Potter, transhumanism, and religious education have in common? What happens when kids go door-to-door raising money for life extension? Shannon Vyff—Transhumanist, Cryonicist, Unitarian Universalist, and author of “21st Century Kids“, and “The Scientific Conquest of Death”—discusses all these questions and more!  21st Century Kids Hyperdrives, nano-minting, accelerated brains with direct computer interfaces, conversations with dolphins, indefinite lifespan Will AI have its own religions? How to involve your kids in big discussions about the future Kids raising money for life extension Nick Bostrom’s fable of the Dragon Tyrant The Scientific Conquest of Death Essay, Confessions of a Proselytizing Immortalist Discussing cryonics at your children's playgroup Caloric Restriction “The only thing that retards aging is calorie restriction. As genetic studies go forward, we’ll find out why.” — Roy Walford Calorie Restriction &amp; intermittent fasting Cryonics &amp; Common Questions Is cryonics selfish? In cryonics, are you taking up too much space? Why Cryonics might be more green than a burial How cryonics might help people who are living now Cryonics is "an ongoing experiment—a very long one" Kim Suozzi, the 23-year old neuroscience student who was in the midst of battling terminal brain cancer How cryonicists rallied to help fulfill her wishes—and preserve her after death What is natural? Is cryonics against God's will? “the naturalness of transhumanism (being open to what we may become)” How technology may reduce our environmental footprint What does "natural" or "biblical" actually mean?   The Year of Living Biblically A Year of Biblical Womanhood The future of religious education—virtual reality visits to religious history  Can you be a Unitarian Universalist and a Transhumanist? Harry Potter, time travel, religious education and transhumanism Teaching the whole world of religion The history of Unitarianism and Universalism in America Shannon Vyff with Barbara Walters Organizations: Alcor Longecity SENS La Leche League Books: 21st Century Kids The Scientific Conquest of Death Shannon Vyff on Facebook

Is cryonics selfish? What do Harry Potter, transhumanism, and religious education have in common? What happens when kids go door-to-door raising money for life extension? Shannon Vyff—Transhumanist, Cryonicist, Unitarian Universalist, and author of “21st Century Kids“, and “The Scientific Conquest of Death”—discusses all these questions and more! <ul> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2oV2Fjr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21st Century Kids</a></li> <li>Hyperdrives, nano-minting, accelerated brains with direct computer interfaces, conversations with dolphins, indefinite lifespan</li> <li>Will AI have its own religions?</li> <li>How to involve your kids in big discussions about the future</li> <li>Kids raising money for life extension</li> <li><a href="http://www.nickbostrom.com/fable/dragon.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nick Bostrom’s fable of the Dragon Tyrant</a></li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2p4rtSU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Scientific Conquest of Death</a></li> <li>Essay, <a href="http://www.longecity.org/forum/topic/12986-confessions-of-a-proselytizing-immortalist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Confessions of a Proselytizing Immortalist</a></li> <li>Discussing cryonics at your children's playgroup</li> <li>Caloric Restriction</li> <li>“The only thing that retards aging is calorie restriction. As genetic studies go forward, we’ll find out why.” — Roy Walford</li> <li>Calorie Restriction &amp; <a href="https://examine.com/nutrition/the-low-down-on-intermittent-fasting/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">intermittent fasting</a></li> <li>Cryonics &amp; Common Questions</li> <li>Is cryonics selfish?</li> <li>In cryonics, are you taking up too much space?</li> <li>Why Cryonics might be more green than a burial</li> <li>How cryonics might help people who are living now</li> <li>Cryonics is "an ongoing experiment—a very long one"</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/us/cancer-immortality-cryogenics.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kim Suozzi</a>, the 23-year old neuroscience student who was in the midst of battling terminal brain cancer</li> <li>How cryonicists rallied to help fulfill her wishes—and preserve her after death</li> <li>What is natural? Is cryonics against God's will?</li> <li>“the naturalness of transhumanism (being open to what we may become)”</li> <li>How technology may reduce our environmental footprint</li> <li>What does "natural" or "biblical" actually mean? <ul> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2owgQKX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Year of Living Biblically</a></li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2owlPv2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Year of Biblical Womanhood</a></li> <li>The future of religious education—virtual reality visits to religious history</li> </ul></li> <li>Can you be a Unitarian Universalist and a Transhumanist?</li> <li>Harry Potter, time travel, religious education and transhumanism</li> <li>Teaching the whole world of religion</li> <li>The history of Unitarianism and Universalism in America</li> <li><a href="http://www.alcor.org/blog/update_abc_news_barbara_walter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shannon Vyff with Barbara Walters</a></li> <li>Organizations:</li> <li><a href="http://www.alcor.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alcor</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.longecity.org/forum/page/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Longecity</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sens.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SENS</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.llli.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">La Leche League</a></li> <li>Books:</li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2oV2Fjr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21st Century Kids</a></li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2p4rtSU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Scientific Conquest of Death</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ShannonVyff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shannon Vyff on Facebook</a></li></ul>

Ep 32: Shannon Vyff, Cryonics & Religious Education