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Genes only count for 1/4 to 1/3 of longevity

“‘Genes account for one-fourth to one-third of longevity,’ estimated Howard Friedman, a professor of psychology at the University of California (Riverside) and the coauthor of The Longevity Project, published this year. ‘That leaves well over half not accounted for.’ Most of the rest, for better or worse, is up to more »

Rejecting the “Tithonus” error

by David Bunnell Tithonus was a handsome mortal dude who fell in love with Eos, the gorgeous goddess of dawn. Eos begged Zeus to grant Tithonus immortality. Otherwise, he would grow old and die…while she would stay young and lovely forever. Zeus was jealous, because he wanted to seduce Eos, more »