London Futurists The low-cost future of preserving brains, with Jordan Sparks
Our guest in this episode is Jordan Sparks, the founder and executive director of Oregon Brain Preservation (OBP), which is located at Salem, the capital city of Oregon. OBP offers the service of chemically preserving the brain in the hope of future restoration.
Previously, Jordan was a dentist and a computer programmer, and he was successful enough in those fields to generate the capital required to start OBP.
Brain preservation is a fascinating subject that we have covered in a number of recent episodes, in which we have interviewed Kenneth Hayworth, Max More, and Emil Kendziorra.
Most people whose brains have been preserved for future restoration have undergone cryopreservation, which involves cooling the brain (and sometimes the whole body) down to a very low temperature and keeping it that way. OBP does offer that service occasionally, but its focus – which may be unique – is chemical fixation of the brain.
Previous episodes on biostasis and brain preservation:
- The case for brain preservation, with Kenneth Hayworth
- Cryonics, cryocrastination, and the future: changing minds, with Max More
- Stop cryocrastinating! with Emil Kendziorra
Additional selected follow-ups:
- Oregon Brain Preservation
- The costs of the services provided by Oregon Brain Preservation
- Focused Ultrasound: A Promising Tool for Cryonics - Tomorrow Bio
- Investigation of Electromagnetic Resonance Rewarming Enhanced by Magnetic Nanoparticles for Cryopreservation - Langmuir
- Pre-epithelialized cryopreserved tracheal allograft for neo-trachea flap engineering - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
- Aldehyde-stabilized cryopreservation by Robert McIntyre and Gregory Fahy - Cryobiology
- Oregon's Death with Dignity Act
- 14-year-old girl who died of cancer wins right to be cryogenically frozen - The Guardian
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