# Key Points from IRC Discussion

• Discussion about how certain communities (particularly "deep greens" and environmental activists) might react to unexpected rapid advancements in bioscience, with concerns about their opposition to GMO crops despite potential environmental benefits.

• Participants compared environmental opposition to GMOs with similar resistance to nuclear power, specifically lamenting delays in thorium breeder reactor development due to categorical opposition.

• Brief exchange about cryonics improvement strategies, with suggestions to focus on vitrification of brain tissue and verification of scanning techniques, with reference to a "brain preservation prize."

• Technical discussion about developing a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampler in Python, with questions about evaluating multivariate Gaussian probability density functions.

• Philosophical exchange contrasting Chuck Palahniuk's quote about creating lasting legacy versus Woody Allen's preference for literal immortality, followed by a note about a cryonics patient at CI (Cryonics Institute) who underwent 80 minutes from "deanimation" to cooldown.

• Shared link to an interesting web tool (webnumbr.com) that tracks numbers on webpages and potentially alerts users when thresholds are crossed.