At least I had a good excuse.

Readers may interpret that comment in any way they wish.

The disease may not be as destructive of memory as previously believed. That means that if they can come up with a cure, or ways of repairing the neuronal damage, people may be savable as the persons they were. This would reduce the attractiveness of the cryonics solution for them, if true.

[Update in the afternoon]

I should clarify that last sentence, per the question in comments. What I mean is that it would reduce the attractiveness of cryonics as a cure for Alzheimer’s. That is, if you believe that Alzheimer’s is destroying your mind, you’d like to preserve it before it’s all gone, so even though it’s currently illegal, it would be desirable to have yourself frozen now in the hope that they can repair you in the future, rather than the empty husk of the Alzheimer’s-addled you, from which all knowledge of who you are is gone.

This research provides an alternative. Let the mind go, if it can be brought back with future therapies, even before you’re suspended, without taking the risk on freezing it.

The disease may not be as destructive of memory as previously believed. That means that if they can come up with a cure, or ways of repairing the neuronal damage, people may be savable as the persons they were. This would reduce the attractiveness of the cryonics solution for them, if true.

[Update in the afternoon]

I should clarify that last sentence, per the question in comments. What I mean is that it would reduce the attractiveness of cryonics as a cure for Alzheimer’s. That is, if you believe that Alzheimer’s is destroying your mind, you’d like to preserve it before it’s all gone, so even though it’s currently illegal, it would be desirable to have yourself frozen now in the hope that they can repair you in the future, rather than the empty husk of the Alzheimer’s-addled you, from which all knowledge of who you are is gone.

This research provides an alternative. Let the mind go, if it can be brought back with future therapies, even before you’re suspended, without taking the risk on freezing it.

The disease may not be as destructive of memory as previously believed. That means that if they can come up with a cure, or ways of repairing the neuronal damage, people may be savable as the persons they were. This would reduce the attractiveness of the cryonics solution for them, if true.

[Update in the afternoon]

I should clarify that last sentence, per the question in comments. What I mean is that it would reduce the attractiveness of cryonics as a cure for Alzheimer’s. That is, if you believe that Alzheimer’s is destroying your mind, you’d like to preserve it before it’s all gone, so even though it’s currently illegal, it would be desirable to have yourself frozen now in the hope that they can repair you in the future, rather than the empty husk of the Alzheimer’s-addled you, from which all knowledge of who you are is gone.

This research provides an alternative. Let the mind go, if it can be brought back with future therapies, even before you’re suspended, without taking the risk on freezing it.

They may have found out what’s really killing the bees.

I never bought the cell phone theory, anyway. I know that those things have been getting smaller and smaller, but I don’t know how they would have gotten the bees to use them, or sign up for a twelve-month plan.

They may have found out what’s really killing the bees.

I never bought the cell phone theory, anyway. I know that those things have been getting smaller and smaller, but I don’t know how they would have gotten the bees to use them, or sign up for a twelve-month plan.

They may have found out what’s really killing the bees.

I never bought the cell phone theory, anyway. I know that those things have been getting smaller and smaller, but I don’t know how they would have gotten the bees to use them, or sign up for a twelve-month plan.

Carbon credits turn out to be bogus.

Well, so were the indulgences that the Church sold, that went and got Luther’s tonsure all in a knot. It’s just one more indication that this is about moralizing and religion, rather than science. In theory, though, you’d think that carbon credits would be more confirmable. I mean, you don’t have to wait until you’re dead to find out whether you got your money’s worth…

Carbon credits turn out to be bogus.

Well, so were the indulgences that the Church sold, that went and got Luther’s tonsure all in a knot. It’s just one more indication that this is about moralizing and religion, rather than science. In theory, though, you’d think that carbon credits would be more confirmable. I mean, you don’t have to wait until you’re dead to find out whether you got your money’s worth…

Carbon credits turn out to be bogus.

Well, so were the indulgences that the Church sold, that went and got Luther’s tonsure all in a knot. It’s just one more indication that this is about moralizing and religion, rather than science. In theory, though, you’d think that carbon credits would be more confirmable. I mean, you don’t have to wait until you’re dead to find out whether you got your money’s worth…