![]() So starting several years ago, McIntyre, then working with cryobiologist Greg Fahy at a company named 21st Century Medicine, developed a different method, which combines embalming with cryonics. ![]() But there’s dispute over whether such cryonic techniques damage the brain, perhaps beyond repair. In Arizona, the Alcor Life Extension Foundation holds more than 150 bodies and heads in liquid nitrogen, including those of baseball great Ted Williams. “I assume my brain will be uploaded to the cloud,” he says. ![]() Altman tells MIT Technology Review he’s pretty sure minds will be digitized in his lifetime. One of them is Sam Altman, a 32-year-old investor who is one of the creators of the Y Combinator program. Following the example of electric-vehicle maker Tesla, it is sizing up demand by inviting prospective customers to join a waiting list for a deposit of $10,000, fully refundable if you change your mind. But the company has found a way to test the market. Also still lacking is evidence that memories can be found in dead tissue. Nectome’s storage service is not yet for sale and may not be for several years.
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