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In 2015, Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero announced that he intended to perform a human head transplant within a few years, and even more shockingly, he had a volunteer for the almost guaranteed-to-be-lethal procedure: a Russian man named Valery Spiridonov. What happened to this crazy plan? And what would it actually take to perform a human head transplant?
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LINK LINK LINKS
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Galvani
unos.org/transplant/history
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6511668
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5116034
https://f.io/j66GT-Pz
weirdhistorian.com/russian-scientist-two-headed-dogs
https://news.stthomas.edu/publication-article/the-seminal-and-sometimes-weird-science-of-dr-robert-white/
https://f.io/cdiwI5tQ
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Canavero
people.com/human-interest/valery-spiridonov-head-transplant-backs-out
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6901981/Russian-says-wont-worlds-head-transplant-patient-parental-duties.html?ito=social-facebook
youtu.be/unkWbEmtYXs?si=OMyzYkxWfzebUOhh
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6901981/Russian-says-wont-worlds-head-transplant-patient-parental-duties.html?ito=social-facebook
independent.co.uk/news/science/head-transplant-rat-china-sergio-canavero-xiaoping-ren-a7709161.html
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6511668
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5705925
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6901981/Russian-says-wont-worlds-head-transplant-patient-parental-duties.html#v-9133785022776624159
newscientist.com/article/2073923-head-transplant-carried-out-on-monkey-claims-maverick-surgeon
https://f.io/cdiwI5tQ
nationalpost.com/features/head-transplant
ideacity.ca/video/william-sikkema-head-transplants-graphene-nanoribbons
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6108198
youtube.com/watch?v=2F-imlUpnI0&t=55s
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21507740.2017.1392386
independent.co.uk/news/science/head-transplant-surgery-sergio-canavero-body-medical-reaction-criticism-real-a8061011.html
people.com/human-interest/valery-spiridonov-head-transplant-backs-out
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
1:57 - Luigi Galvani
3:30 - Transplant History
6:48 - Sergio Canavaro
12:27 - HEAVEN Protocol
17:18 - Polyethelyne Glycol
22:18 - Sponsor - Factor
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In 2015, Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero announced that he intended to perform a human head transplant within a few years, and even more shockingly, he had a volunteer for the almost guaranteed-to-be-lethal procedure: a Russian man named Valery Spiridonov. What happened to this crazy plan? And what would it actually take to perform a human head transplant?
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: answerswithjoe.com/store
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks:
https://ts.la/joe74700
Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe
TikTok: tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe
Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe
Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe
LINK LINK LINKS
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Galvani
unos.org/transplant/history
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6511668
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5116034
https://f.io/j66GT-Pz
weirdhistorian.com/russian-scientist-two-headed-dogs
https://news.stthomas.edu/publication-article/the-seminal-and-sometimes-weird-science-of-dr-robert-white/
https://f.io/cdiwI5tQ
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Canavero
people.com/human-interest/valery-spiridonov-head-transplant-backs-out
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6901981/Russian-says-wont-worlds-head-transplant-patient-parental-duties.html?ito=social-facebook
youtu.be/unkWbEmtYXs?si=OMyzYkxWfzebUOhh
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6901981/Russian-says-wont-worlds-head-transplant-patient-parental-duties.html?ito=social-facebook
independent.co.uk/news/science/head-transplant-rat-china-sergio-canavero-xiaoping-ren-a7709161.html
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6511668
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5705925
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6901981/Russian-says-wont-worlds-head-transplant-patient-parental-duties.html#v-9133785022776624159
newscientist.com/article/2073923-head-transplant-carried-out-on-monkey-claims-maverick-surgeon
https://f.io/cdiwI5tQ
nationalpost.com/features/head-transplant
ideacity.ca/video/william-sikkema-head-transplants-graphene-nanoribbons
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6108198
youtube.com/watch?v=2F-imlUpnI0&t=55s
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21507740.2017.1392386
independent.co.uk/news/science/head-transplant-surgery-sergio-canavero-body-medical-reaction-criticism-real-a8061011.html
people.com/human-interest/valery-spiridonov-head-transplant-backs-out
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
1:57 - Luigi Galvani
3:30 - Transplant History
6:48 - Sergio Canavaro
12:27 - HEAVEN Protocol
17:18 - Polyethelyne Glycol
22:18 - Sponsor - Factor
