#24 – Max More: Cryonics, Transhumanism, and The Morality of Progress
If you would like to support this podcast, click here.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.TIMESTAMPS0:45 - Why Max changed his last name to “More”2:45 - Max’s early life and interest in cryonics and life extension8:00 - Extropian philosophy and Transhumanism9:15 - Cryonics explained26:06 - Hardest challenges in achieving indefinite lifespan33:16 - Humans don’t like uncertainty 35:55 - We need more progress in AI39:05 - Climate change is massively exaggerated46:24 - Pancritical Rationalism and Karl Popper52:21 - Proactionary principle56:58 - Max’s book on cryonics and final remarksEPISODE LINKSMax’s website: https://www.maxmore.comMax’s Substack: https://maxmore.substack.comArjun’s X: https://x.com/arjunkhemaniArjun’s Substack: https://arjunkhemani.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com