I would rather this scientist travel to all of these high-desert westen counties and live there for a year before making his claims. I've spent a lot of time in

I would rather this scientist travel to all of these high-desert westen counties and live there for a year before making his claims. I've spent a lot of time in many of these areas, and this paper seems tone-deaf to common sense. These are harsh environments that are not hospitable to human habitation. Its not rocket science that these are tough places to live. Altitude is about a 3rd order issue. http://nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=2905 http://nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=2905 Its pretty irresponsible to extrapolate that the Nth order element of the environment is the "key issue", however. Thats a vast oversimplification. On the fip side, saying "people living in harsh environments on the edge of society, and with low pay, have sub-average mortality expectations" has so many caveats and banalities it doesn't make for a good Academic paper. I can't blame the governor on that one. I'm pretty sure there is an xckd about this topic somewher.