Mark Roth: Suspended animation is within our grasp
www.ted.com Mark Roth studies suspended animation the art of shutting down life processes and then starting them up again. It’s wild stuff, but it’s not science fiction. Induced by careful use of an otherwise toxic gas, suspended animation can potentially help trauma and heart attack victims survive long enough to be treated.tedtalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and tedtalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at www.ted.com Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 tedtalks at www.ted.com
Very interesting and gives much food for thought. Science, please keep us moving forward.
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
This is so cool! Imagine suspended animation that could work for many months, or over a year. Imagine I have an incurable cancer. Scientists could take a sample of cancer cells, put me in suspended animation, find a way to kill the cancer, reanimate me and cure me.
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
I wish he would stop yelling.
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
That just blew my mind!
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
mark roth is a great bowler. who is this nut case actor/??
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
amazing stuff
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
What a wanker
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
@paganiniGOGO Rofl, you gotta get a life troller.
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
What did I say to deserve this arbitrary insult?
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
@paganiniGOGO turn it off. not the computer but your life support system.
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
@TheJawsusNSexmanShow The rat claimed to feel all right.
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
4 thumbs down? Fucking right wing TED fuckers.
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
@yogeniusz
dude he even says hes in human trials
April 11th, 2010 at 4:38 pm