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Dr James Bedford became the first dead body to be cryogenically frozen on 12th January, 1967 -\xa0a day still commemorated in the \u2018suspended animation\u2019 community as Bedford Day.\nBut in this burgeoning (pseudo)science, there were plenty of preparations yet to be made.\xa0Which meant that the freezing team - lead not by scientists but enthusiasts - ran out of ice, and forgot to drain his blood.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly dive into the legal cases that sprang from this early period of cryogenic freezing; consider the psychological implications of being awoken from death, generations after your grandchildren have died; and propose a controversial solution for minimising future errors in the process\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Cryonics: Will These Bodies Come Back From Death?\u2019 (The Atlantic, 2019):\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YjrQVVSSbI\n\u2022 \u2018Cool dude James Bedford has been cryonically frozen for 50 years\u2019 (CNET, 2017):\xa0https://www.cnet.com/news/cool-dude-james-bedford-has-been-cryonically-frozen-for-50-years/\nPhoto credit: Alcor\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n\u2022 \u2018Evaluation of the Condition of Dr. James H. Bedford After 24 Years of Cryonic Suspension\u2019 (Alcor, 1991):\xa0https://www.alcor.org/library/bedford-condition/\n#60s #Person #Science #Strange #Macabre #UK\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices