Tag: age
The maximum human life span will likely increase this century, but...
Michael Pearce, University of Washington and Adrian Raftery, University of Washington
When Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997...
At what age are people usually happiest? New research offers surprising...
Clare Mehta, Emmanuel College
If you could be one age for the rest of your life, what would it...
COVID-19: examining theories for Africa’s low death rates
Kevin Marsh, University of Oxford and Moses Alobo, African Academy of Sciences
As the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic emerged earlier this year, many felt...
How old would you want to be in heaven?
Margaret Morganroth Gullette, Brandeis University
Many religious faiths propose different versions of heaven as a location: There are walled gardens with streams, flowers, pleasing scents,...
How old is my pet in dog years or cat years?...
Jesse Grady, Mississippi State University
“Just how old do you think my dog is in dog years?” is a question I hear on a...
When can you buy a gun, vote or be sentenced to...
Laurence Steinberg, Temple University
Societies have long grappled with where to draw the chronological age boundary between adolescence and adulthood. The United States stands apart...
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Trump’s friendly meeting with Putin further blurs US-Russia relations
Stephen Benedict Dyson, University of Connecticut
It emerged early this morning: a few seconds of grainy footage showing U.S. President Donald Trump shaking hands with...
