Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston is a neuroscientist and author based in Melbourne, Australia. He is a Research Fellow at Monash University, working in the Monash Neuroscience of Consciousness laboratory, where his research focuses on understanding the neural basis of consciousness by characterizing conscious experiences. With a PhD from The University of Melbourne (2019), Ariel has extensively published on cognitive neuroscience, exploring topics such as cognitive decline, preservation, and the neural mechanisms influencing cognition and perception. As the author of The Future Loves You: How and Why We Should Abolish Death, he investigates the potential of brain preservation to suspend death, presenting both the scientific advances and philosophical implications of this groundbreaking concept.