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Brian Shock

Brian Shock

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Brian Shock is the membership manager of the Alcor Life Extension Foundation and a cryonics advocate known for his work educating the public on cryonic preservation science. As a guest on late-night radio, he explained the procedures and scientific rationale behind cryopreservation at extremely low temperatures, addressing both the technical processes and the philosophical questions surrounding life extension.

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June 23, 1997: The Alcor Foundation: Cryonics - Brian Shock

Jun 23, 1997
2h 41m
Art Bell speaks with Brian Shock, membership manager of the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, the largest cryonics organization in the world. Shock explains the science of preserving human bodies at minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit in liquid nitrogen, stored in massive insulated containers called dewars, with the hope th...