Question:
What are your thoughts on cryogenic preservation and the idea of medically treating aging?
His response:
A marvelous way to just convince people to give you money. Offer to freeze them for later. I'd have more confidence if we had previously managed to pull this off with other mammals. Until then I see it as a waste of money. I'd rather enjoy the money, and then be buried, offering my body back to the flora and fauna of which I have dined my whole life.
I said that because it seemed he was giving the pat, standard, "I haven't thought about this" answer. I don't know if Tyson is sloppy in all thinking outside the lab, but he seemed to be sloppy here. I wouldn't mind if he disagreed with cryonics after having examined the issue in detail, but he's giving an answer (seemingly) without having thought about it very much.
In short, I think I mostly agree with you.