Shocked : adventures in bringing back the recently dead
Title:
Shocked : adventures in bringing back the recently dead
JLCTITLE245:
David Casarett, MD.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Current, 2014.
Physical Description:
viii, 260 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781591846710
Abstract:
"A physician explores just how far the science of resurrection has come. Not too long ago, when you were dead, you were dead. There was no coming back. But a little electricity, applied to the heart in just the right way, has changed all that. Now death has become just another serious complication. Dr. David Casarett, a highly respected researcher and professor of medicine, now chronicles his journey to the cutting edge of resuscitation. His travels take him inside a sophisticated cryonics facility in the Arizona desert, into a darkroom full of hibernating lemurs in North Carolina, and to a laboratory that is experimenting with suspended animation. Fascinating, thought provoking, humorous, and a little unsettling, Shocked takes on questions of life and death with a light touch and a broad perspective. It's perfect for fans of popular science books like Mary Roach's Stiff"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-252) and index.
Contents:
The Big Mac rule of resuscitation and the search for the limits of life -- Why Amsterdam used to be a good place to commit suicide -- The ice woman meets the strange new science of resuscitation -- Science fiction, space travel, and suspended animation -- The deep freeze future cryonauts venture to the frontiers of immortality -- Crowdsourcing survival -- When is dead really dead? Listen for the violins.