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When a theory that has a huge amount of evidence for it, if you find a data point that contradicts it, the most likely hypothesis is sometimes still that the theory is correct. The question becomes "what would make both the data point and the theory correct?" (whether in the...

x-posted on X 312 neuroscientists were surveyed, and they assigned substantial probability to long-term memories only depending on static brain structure preservable by modern brain preservation techniques. Modern brain preservation techniques have a substantial probability to be good enough to preserve identity—to be a blueprint for a future whole-brain emulation/reconstruction/repair....

This article is an excerpt from the book 'The Future Loves You'. Summary of the article by Grok: > The article "What Is Death?" by Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston explores the evolving definition of death in light of medical advancements. Historically, death was straightforward—cessation of breathing and heartbeat. However, technologies like mechanical...

> In what many are calling "a victory for the natural order," the final remaining vials of the controversial CHRONO-X anti-aging treatment were ceremoniously destroyed yesterday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. > > "Today marks humanity's return to wisdom," declared Giorgos Hickel, spokesperson for the Foundation Against Increasing Lifespan...

How it works You donate to the Republican or Democratic pool. The pool with the highest amount donates what it has more at the margin to their political party. Everything else goes to other charities. For a better and more complete explanation, check out: https://doubleimpact.charity/ Should it work? Assuming the...

Story from https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~wkw/humour/carproblems.txt (my thoughts follow): > For those of us who understand that the obvious is not > always the solution, and that the facts, no matter how implausible, > are still the facts ... > > A complaint was received by the Pontiac Division of General Motors: >...

I've been wanting to write a nice post for a few months, but should probably just write one sooner instead. This is a top-level post not because it's a long post, but because it's an important one. Anyways. Cryonics is pretty much money-free now (ie. subsidized technically)—one of the most...