Cryonics

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/

Alcor United Forum
A community discussion site for members of the Alcor Life Extension Foundation and anyone interested in cryonics. Created and run by a long time Alcor member.
http://www.alcorunited.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/

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
Ralph Merkle's cryonics introduction. Short but requires some knowledge of cryonics already.
http://www.merkle.com/cryo/

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

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 affilated 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/

Cryonics UK
Site for information and discussion of cryonics in the United Kingdom. The group appears to be associated with Cryonics Institute.
http://www.cryonics.uk.com

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. [PDF]
http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/studentmedia/archives/bulldog/bd-pdf/BD5-042696.pdf

European Cryonics Page
Information for Europeans interested in cryonics. Includes an extensive list of links to other European cryonics sites and a mailing list/forum for Europeans interested in cryonics, plus a large list of articles and discussions. The site and mailing list are in English. Part of the larger Transtopia site.
http://www.transtopia.org/cryonics.html

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

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://www.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/

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/

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

Timeship Cryonics
Visionary design and project plans by architect Stephen Valentine for a building to house research into life extension, nanotechnology, and cryopreservation of tissue and humans through vitrification.
http://www.timeship.org/

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

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/

Heaven Can Wait
Article by Michael Park of the Sunday Herald (UK), primarily focused on Alcor. <small>(May 1, 2005)</small>
http://www.sundayherald.com/49468

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. <small>(July 9, 2004)</small>
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91481&page=1

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". <small>(July 20, 2001)</small>
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/07/45188