To be published on October 8
The search for a world in which old age is a curable disease, and death is optional, unites
billionaires, pharma and celebrities. The longevity industry is a vast, pseudo-medical enterprise that
has spawned bestselling books, social media frenzies and much dubious research.
Seamus O’Mahony casts his sceptical and acerbic eye over this landscape in his quest to uncover the
truth behind an industry that feeds off the gullibility of rich investors and death-phobic consumers.
He delves deep into the world of longevity ‘experts’, countering misinformation with clarity and wit.
O’Mahony questions the plausibility of radical life extension, and argues that longevity is ultimately a
political, not a medical, concern. His critique examines the longevity movement as a cultural and
social phenomenon that tells us much about our unhealthy relationship with aging and death.