The Fascinating, Creepy New Research in Human Hibernation for Space Travel
No interstellar travel movie is complete without hibernators. From Prometheus to Passengers, we’ve watched protagonists awaken in hibernation pods, rebooting their fragile physiology from a prolonged state of suspended animation—a violent process that usually involves ejecting stomach fluids. This violent re-awakening seems to make sense. Humans, after all, don’t naturally hibernate. But a small, eclectic […]