FT Tech Tonic Coming soon: Defying death
Nov 19, 2025
Delve into the fascinating world of longevity where investors are pouring billions into life-extension technologies. Discover the dream of a night-time pill that could reverse aging while you sleep. Explore the obsession with longevity amongst the wealthy, tying deep fears about death to their quest for power. Uncover the ethical dilemmas and pitfalls within a rapidly evolving industry riddled with bad actors. A thrilling journey through cutting-edge science and the complexities of our desire to live longer awaits!
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Big Money Is Fueling Longevity Research
- Investors and tech companies are pouring billions into treatments, therapies and gene manipulation aimed at extending human lifespan.
- Hannah Kuchler and Michael Peel frame this as a major technological and financial movement reshaping healthcare priorities.
Visionary Manifesto And A Pill-at-Night Fantasy
- A longevity advocate declares fighting aging as a lifelong mission, even hoping for centuries of work.
- The clip imagines taking a pill overnight that restores cellular youth by weeks while you sleep.
Wealth Drives The Longevity Obsession
- The series questions where the obsession with longevity originates and who benefits from it.
- Hosts highlight wealth and power as drivers, noting death as the ultimate limit wealthy people seek to overcome.