The Impulso Podcast E52: Live, die, repeat: Fernando Pinheiro’s journey from internet founder to freezing dead people
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Jan 12, 2024 In this discussion, Fernando Pinheiro, a health-tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Tomorrow.bio, shares his incredible transition from internet startups to the frontier of human cryopreservation. He delves into the motivations behind choosing cryopreservation and the psychological complexities at play. The conversation touches on the groundbreaking advancements in biostasis, including technological challenges and ethical considerations of potentially reviving legally dead individuals. Pinheiro even reveals the surprising numbers behind the current global cryopreserved population!
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Many Sign Up As A Bet On The Future
- Cryopreservation is pursued not for guaranteed immortality but as a bet to extend life until future technology can repair damage.
- Most members are optimistic, mission-driven people who want more time to contribute and experience the future.
Death As A Process, Preservation As Option
- Cryopreservation is framed like choosing an experimental parachute when facing inevitable death or aging.
- Fernando stresses death is a process and preserving brain structure could allow future repair and continued operation.
Physical Limits, Not Just Biology
- The main technical bottleneck is physical: perfusing cryoprotectants fast and controlling temperature gradients across tissues.
- Current cryoprotectants are toxic and complex organisms face uneven cooling and thermal stress.