#24 – Max More: Cryonics, Transhumanism, and The Morality of Progress

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Max More is a philosopher, futurist, and former CEO of Alcor Life Extension Foundation. He is currently Director of Communications at Biostasis Technologies. Max wrote the first definition of “Transhumanism” in its modern sense.

TIMESTAMPS

0:45 - Why Max changed his last name to “More”

2:45 - Max’s early life and interest in cryonics and life extension

8:00 - Extropian philosophy and Transhumanism

9:15 - Cryonics explained

26:06 - Hardest challenges in achieving indefinite lifespan

33:16 - Humans don’t like uncertainty

35:55 - We need more progress in AI

39:05 - Climate change is massively exaggerated

46:24 - Pancritical Rationalism and Karl Popper

52:21 - Proactionary principle

56:58 - Max’s book on cryonics and final remarks

EPISODE LINKS

Max’s website: https://www.maxmore.com

Max’s Substack: https://maxmore.substack.com

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