I’ve been thinking a bit about old age lately. From time to time I discover a book or TV show or movie and it gets me to thinking. I’ve been watching an old British show...
Episode 101 was called Running A FEVER 101, and I thought it would be appropriate 100 episodes later to have something similar, not just about the show, but a summary of some things we have...
The original source for this topic is Dr. Anne Brunet, PhD, a video from the Stanford University YouTube channel. This is very much from an academic, research point of view. So not a big-picture view...
One of the philosophical considerations of increased longevity is the so-called problem of overpopulation. This is controversial and has been hotly debated by zero population growth advocates like Bill Gates and his parents, as well...
The value of time is infinity per hour! Yesterday we had a power outtage at my company. I was called in to make sure our IT equipment was running the way it is supposed to....
Welcome to the 11th and final (at least for a while) episode on super-centenarians. And this time it’s all about the queen of longevity herself, Jeanne Louise Calment. She lived 122 years, 164 days, from...
Welcome to the 10th in our series on centenarians. I’m going to start calling it ‘Living to 100 and Beyond’ because these are all super-centenarians, that is folks who lived to be at least 110....
Welcome to the 9th in our series on centenarians: Nabi Tajima. News note: I.M.Pei, famous architect, died at the age of 102 recently. I have seen his work and it is striking. I wish I...
Welcome to the 8th in our series on centenarians. Lucy Hanna lived from 7/16/1865 to 3/21/1993 a total of 117 years, 248 days. At her death, Hannah’s family claimed that she was 118, which was...
Welcome to the 7th in our series on centenarians. Marie-Louise Meilleur. I noticed that 3 of the top 10 names start with “M”, and my name is Michael, so I hope that’s a point in...
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