Web Directory

» Alcor Life Extension Foundation (Cryonics)
   Site for major cryonics organization in Scottsdale AZ. Includes a lot of information, including an on-line photo-tour of the building and of the cryonics process.
   http://www.alcor.org/

» American Cryonics Society
   The oldest Cryonics membership organization; founded in 1969 as the Bay Area Cryonics Society. In Mountain View CA. Offers background information, articles and theories.
   http://home.jps.net/~cryonics/

» An Exploratory Survey Examining the Familiarity With and Attitudes Toward Cryonic Preservation
   A paper examining the results of a consumer survey on cryonics. By W. Scott Badger, from "The Journal of Evolution and Technology," December, 1998.
   http://www.jetpress.org/volume3/badger.htm

» Anders Sandberg's Cryonics Page
   An extensive list of links to cryonics articles and to European sites related to cryonics.
   http://www.aleph.se/Trans/Individual/Cryonics/

» Ben Best's Cryonics Articles
   Primarily dealing with technical issues in cryonics.
   http://www.benbest.com/cryonics/cryonics.html

» BioPreservation, Inc. - Cryopreservation Services
   A series of technical papers on cryopreservation research.
   http://www.cryocare.org/bpi/bpi.html

» Brain Death and Technological Change: Personal Identity, Neural Prostheses and Uploading
   A far-seeing but technical paper by James J. Hughes, prepared for the Second International Symposium on Brain Death. Date unclear, but 1996 or later. Includes discussion of cryonics and nanotechnology.
   http://www.changesurfer.com/Hlth/BD/Brain.html#RTFToC13

» Can Cryopreservation Solve the Abortion Problem?
   A thoughtful article by Thomas Gramstad which examines the social implications of preserving aborted embryos. From Longevity Report.
   http://www.ifi.uio.no/~thomas/po/cryobortion.html

» Cold Filter Cryonics Chat
   Lively discussions of cryonics, cryogenics, cryobiology, life extension, transhumanism, death, and related issues.
   http://www.network54.com/Forum/291677/

» CryoCare Foundation - Cryonics Services
   CryoCare Foundation offers cryonics services. Includes an explanation of cryonics, with a library of articles.
   http://www.cryocare.org/

» CryoNet - Cryonics Mailing List
   A free discussion mailing list on cryonics-related issues. May also be read on-line; posts accepted from subscribers only. Searchable archives are available from the list's beginning in 1988.
   http://www.cryonet.org/

» Cryonics
   A slim, but interesting perspective piece on cryonics by Mark Prado, an American living in Thailand.
   http://www.permanent.com/mark/cryonics.html

» Cryonics -- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
   Up-to-date answers to basic cryonics questions. A good starting point. By Ben Best.
   http://www.benbest.com/cryonics/CryoFAQ.html

» Cryonics Europe
   Support and discussion group based in Sussex, UK, for people in Britain and the rest of Europe who are signed up for cryopreservation.
   http://www.quantium.plus.com/lr/cryonics-europe/

» Cryonics Institute: Cryonics Suspension Services
   Cryonic suspension services and information. Much of the text is also available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese by clicking on the appropriate button. This organization was founded by Robert Ettinger, the "father" of cryonics.
   http://www.cryonics.org/

» Cryonics Over Dead Geeks' Bodies
   Wired News article by Michelle Delio, based on an interview with Heather Pringle, author of the new book: "The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession and the Everlasting Dead".
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/07/45188

» Cryonics UK
   Site for information and discussion of cryonics in the United Kingdom. Provides standby assistance to its members who have signed up with a cryonics service provider.
   http://www.cryonics-uk.com/

» Cryonics and Cryptography
   "Cryonics, Cryptography, and Maximum Likelihood Estimation," a paper by Ralph Merkle, Ph.D.
   http://merkle.com/merkleDir/cryptoCryo.html

» Cryonics.info
   A new discussion forum on cryonics, attempting to focus on science issues. Also some links to basic information.
   http://cryonics.info

» Danish Cryonics Support Group
   The DCSG consists primarily of Danish members of the Cryonics Institute (CI) and those interested in becoming members of a suspension organization. The site is in both English and Danish.
   http://cryo.secureid.org/

» Depressed Metabolism: What is Cryonics?
   Article by Aschwin de Wolf about using low temperatures to care for the critically ill.
   http://www.depressedmetabolism.com/what-is-cryonics/

» Dying to Know
   A lengthy cryonics article about Alcor by Audun Taraldsen from Arizona State University's "The Electronic Bulldog" - April 26, 1996. Dated in some respects but highly detailed.
   http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/studentmedia/archives/bulldog/bd-pdf/BD5-042696.pdf

» Frozen Dead Guy Days
   The official site of a winter festival held annually in march in the mountain town of Nederland, Colorado. A bit weird, since the Nederlands city government actively worked to oust Bredo Morstoel (the "frozen dead guy") from their town several years ago.
   http://www.nederlandchamber.org/events_fdgd-home.html

» IceLift
   Human hibernation project. Offers the possibility of preserving all body tissues in an unchanged quality for a long time, in the expectation that the world will be a better place to live 50 years from now. Multilingual.
   http://www.icelift.com

» KrioRus
   Russian company offering cryonics services, located in Alabushevo near Moscow, founded in 2005. In Russian and English.
   http://kriorus.ru

» Life Extension Society
   A cryonics public education organization in the Maryland/D.C. area. Not a service provider.
   http://keithlynch.net/les/

» Long Life -- The Cryonics Institute E-Newsletter
   Free news, updates, and links about the latest scientific, medical, health, anti-aging, and social developments relevant to CI's goal of saving, preserving, and extending human lives.
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/long_life/

» Longevity Report
   John DeRivaz's British site for cryonics, life extension, and the future.
   http://www.quantium.plus.com/lr/

» New Zealand Cryonics Society
   Organisation dedicated to assisting New Zealanders who wish to use cryonic cryopreservation as an option upon legal death.
   http://www.nzcryonicssociety.org.nz/

» Synthetic Pleasures
   Home page for documentary film about life extension, cryonics, body decoration and other aspects of modern technological life.
   http://www.caipirinha.com/Film/spcontent.html

» The Cryonics Association of Hawaii
   A non-profit organization supporting cryonicists (members of both Cryonics Institute and Alcor) living in or visiting Hawaii.
   http://cryonicshawaii.org

» The Cryonics Society
   A non-profit organization that aims to educate and inform the general public about cryonics. Does not provide cryonics services and is not affiliated with any service organization.
   http://www.cryonicssociety.org/

» The Cryonics Society of Canada
   For education and to organize cryonics in Canada. Does not provide cryonics services.
   http://www.cryocdn.org/

» The Society for Venturism
   A non-profit organization with the purpose of promoting "the worldwide conquest of death and the continuation and enhancement of life through technological means, including cryonic suspension." Does not offer cryonics services. In Scottsdale, AZ.
   http://www.quantium.plus.com/venturist/

» Trans Time, Inc. -- Cryonics Services
   A cryonics service provider in San Leandro, California.
   http://www.transtime.com/

» Was Walt Disney Frozen?
   The truth (no, he wasn't) with the legends behind the myth.
   http://www.snopes.com/disney/waltdisn/frozen.htm

» Why Cryosuspension Makes Sense
   A long article by Terry Grossman, reprinted from The Babyboomers Guide to Living Forever (2000).
   http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0153.html

» Would Freezing Ted Williams Work?
   From ABCNEWS.com, an article on the cryonic suspension of Ted Williams by the Alcor Foundation and asking if the technology might work.
   http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91481&page=1

» Yahoo! Groups : ConsideringCryonics
   An on-line discussion group for those who are considering joining a cryonics organization but are worried about what their friends and family might think.
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ConsideringCryonics/