In the 1960s a ground-breaking idea emerged: that freezing people soon after their death might preserve brain structures, and that in the future advanced technology and know-how might allow these frozen cadavers to be resuscitated and given extended life. Fifty years later, more than 250 people have undergone cryopreservation procedures following their passing (though contrary to what you may have heard, Walt Disney is not one of them), with a small ‘cryonics‘ industry storing their bodies (or in some cases, just their heads) awaiting future salvation.
The above documentary, We Will Live Again, takes a look inside “the unusual and extraordinary operations of the Cryonics Institute”, following Ben Best and Andy Zawacki, the caretakers of 99 deceased human bodies stored at below freezing temperatures in cryopreservation. It’s a strange and thought-provoking exploration of mortality, and our attempts to avoid it, well worth a watch.
