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UCL demographer’s work debunking ‘Blue Zone’ regions of exceptional lifespans wins Ig Nobel prize (www.ucl.ac.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

Poverty and pressure to commit pension fraud were shown to be excellent indicators of reaching ages 100+ in a way that is the opposite of rational expectations'.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So people tend to “live longer” where there’s poverty, rewards for reaching old age (pensions) and poor record keeping (e.g. birth certificates). Fascinating coincidences!!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I just quit my job, gave away all my money, and burned my birth certificate. Am I doing longevity right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What would the phrase "infallibly flawed" mean? I can't quite make those two words make sense together. Are they just using infallibly to mean something like "definitely" or "undeniably"?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Maybe it's a typo. I searched the referenced papers and the word infallibly doesn't turn up.