Immortality Research Is a Pet Interest of the Super-Rich — But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Selfish or Unethical

August 7, 2015

(Business Insider) – Tech billionaires like Peter Thiel, Larry Ellison, Sergey Brin, and Larry Page have invested hundreds of millions of dollars into research projects designed to slow or even stop aging. These projects delve into important science — the slow march towards death is something we all have in common — but some question whether this quest to defeat mortality is more hubris than anything else.