Our millennia-long obsession with immortality

Would you want to live forever? The rich and powerful certainly do.

There are numerous examples throughout history of people going to extreme lengths in search of immortality. These days, it's Silicon Valley tech bros, testing out everything from blood transfusions to merging our brains with the cloud.

Why are they/we so obsessed with dodging death? What is it about extreme wealth that makes people dream of defying biology?

Today, tech journalist and social psychologist Aleks Krotoski takes us into the world of the ‘immortalists’: what they think the future of humanity might look like, and whether the rest of us want to come along for the ride.

Guest:

Aleks KrotoskiInvestigative journalistSocial psychologistAuthor, The Immortalists: The Death of Death and the Race for Eternal Life

Credits:

• Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
• Producer: Rose Kerr
• Senior Producer: James Bullen
• Sound engineer: Tegan Nicholls