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Big Picture Science Show: “Skeptic Check: How Low Can You Go?”
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Big Picture Science Show: "Skeptic Check: How Low Can You Go?" Seth Shostak, Molly Bentley
Baby, it’s cold outside… but you still might want to be there. Some people claim that chilly temperatures are good for your health, and proponents of cryotherapy suggest you have a blast – of sub-zero air – to stave off wrinkles and perhaps halt aging altogether.
Meanwhile the field of cryonics offers the ultimate benefit by suggesting that you put future plans – and your body – on ice when you die. That way you might be revived when the technology to do so is developed.