Researchers at Germany’s most prestigious science institute, The Max Planck Institute, report that advances in medicine, healthier diets and less risk of death from war and accidents suggest that it will soon be reasonable to expect every second child in developed countries to have the chance of living to 130 years old. Apparently, living to the age of 100 is not considered unreasonable today and ages beyond 125 will soon be as realistic says the Institute’s expert on ageing, James Vaupel.
It used to be the Swedish who had the longest life expectancy at the average age of 45 back in the 1840’s. Now the Japanese are the masters of longevity with an average age of 85.3 years. Genetics play a 25 per cent part in determining how long you will live but not surprisingly, diet and exercise are still the most significant key factors, along with medical innovations.
Saving the Tigers from extinction It was a hurriedly organized citizen’s meeting at Guwahati Press Club, where serious concerns were expressed at the increasing trend of poaching and killing of wildlife in various parts of Assam.
The EIP factor - what you should learn from it When we grow older, or get older for the sake of the argument, we tend to start seeing the world only from one side. We tend to believe, no, not believe but know, how things are done. If you are smart, you understand that it shouldn't be that way, you understand this is wrong.
Whether we want to admit it or not, even now, in year 2012, there are still big gender biases in some fields of life. While it's generally understandable that men should do more heavy lifting than women and knitting fits a bit better for the women (even though I am aware even here there are many people who want to disagree), art is one of those things where our gender really should not play any significant role at all. And within the past decade things have started to change even on this front and even on the more conservative arenas such as Bukowskis - the top Nordic auction house.
