Roman ALAN<p>The internet is full of little snippets of 'gosh' knowledge:</p><p>"The observation of individuals attaining remarkable ages, and their concentration into geographic sub-regions or ‘blue zones’, has generated considerable scientific interest. Proposed drivers of remarkable longevity include high vegetable intake, strong social connections, and genetic markers.</p><p>…</p><p>These [extreme old-age] data reveal that remarkable age attainment is predicted by indicators of error and fraud, including illiteracy, poverty, high crime rates, short average lifespans, and the absence of birth certificates."</p><p>from "Supercentenarian and remarkable age records exhibit patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraud",<br>Saul Justin Newman bioRxiv 704080; doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1101/704080" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1101/704080</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>This was awarded an Ig Noble Prize (for scientific research that makes you laugh, then think) in 2024.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/IgNobelPrize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IgNobelPrize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Longevity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Longevity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Supercentenarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Supercentenarian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a></p>