The price of immortality the race to live forever / Peter Ward.
| Author/creator | Ward, Peter, 1985- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Brooklyn : Melville House, 2022. |
| Description | xiii, 273 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- The immortalists of Hollywood, Florida -- A drastic plan B -- The curious case of the missing frozen head -- How to play for a second life -- The eternal prize -- The valley shadowing death -- Know thyself -- DIY immortality -- Regeneration -- The immortal jellyfish -- The digital resurrection -- A race to the bottom -- The consequence of immortality -- Epilogue. |
| Abstract | "As longevity medicine revolutionizes the lives of many older people, the quest to take the next step--to live as long as we choose--has spurred a scientific arms race in search of the elixir of life, funded by Big Tech and Silicon Valley. It has also empowered a wild-eyed fringe of pseudo-scientists, tech visionaries, scam-artists, and religious fanatics who have given their lives over to the pursuit of immortality. Starting off at the Church of Perpetual Life in Florida and exploring the feuding subcultures around the cryonics industry, Peter Ward immerses himself into an eccentric world of startups, scam artists, scientific institutions, and tech billionaires to deliver this deeply reported, nuanced, and sometimes very funny exploration of the race for immortality--and the potentially devastating consequences should humanity realize its ultimate dream"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021953017 |
| ISBN | 9781612199528 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1612199526 (hbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |