Announcing new J. of Transhumanism article

From: Robin Hanson (hanson@econ.berkeley.edu)
Date: Tue Dec 29 1998 - 14:51:03 MST


The Journal of Transhumanism, at http://www.transhumanist.com/ ,
is pleased to announce that we have published volume 3:

J. of Transhumanism, Volume 3, December 1998.

    An Exploratory Survey Examining the Familiarity
     with and Attitudes Toward Cryonic Preservation

                   by Scott Badger

A consumer survey designed to measure familiarity with and
attitudes toward the idea of cryonics was conducted over the
internet. A total of 517 responses were examined in an effort
to clarify the relationships between (1) the reported level
of familiarity vs. the accuracy of responses, and (2)
demographic variables vs. attitudes and dispositions toward
cryonics. Results indicate that (1) those claiming superior
familiarity do not have superior knowledge, (2) a number of
those surveyed have significant misconceptions regarding
cryonics, and (3) important attitudinal differences exist
between demographically diverse groups.

Robin Hanson
hanson@econ.berkeley.edu http://hanson.berkeley.edu/
RWJF Health Policy Scholar FAX: 510-643-8614
140 Warren Hall, UC Berkeley, CA 94720-7360 510-643-1884



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