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Sex sells, even in the scientific community. But I find studies based only on demographic calculations silly without some kind of reason why the data is the way
by coldcode 10y ago
Sex sells, even in the scientific community. But I find studies based only on demographic calculations silly without some kind of reason why the data is the way it appears to be. If there is a limit what causes it? If there is no limit how can we know that? That there is a lady in Italy who just turned 117 is interesting but not meaningful to the question of lifespan.
- veddox 10y ago> But I find studies based only on demographic calculations silly without some kind of reason why the data is the way it appears to be. Before you can explain a phenomenon, you first have to observe it. And if observing it is a major act in itself, then it is quite valid to publish observation and explanation separately. Perhaps it is even better to publish separately, because then you don't get data and interpretations mixed up.