Modern Immortals- Jay Z
Sometimes a youthful appearance without significant aging and an old picture of a person’s doppelganger is enough to spark rumors of immortality. Sometimes, the person takes actions that feed those claims. That’s […]
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Poll Results- Good News For Bacon
The poll results are in and it looks like good news for bacon and its fans. Last week I asked who was going to reduce or eliminate processed meats from […]
Poll-Bad News for Bacon Lovers
Bacon has probably ruined more vegetarians than any other meat. I’ve met a few people who fell off the vegetarian wagon or didn’t quite get on it because of those […]
Immortality and Memory- The Forgetting
Last week, I discussed photographic memory and whether it exists and it made me think about immortality and memory. I recently asked readers about immortality in general and one of […]
Photographic Memory- Fact or Fiction?
I initially thought that my protagonist should have a photographic memory. It would be interesting for someone 250+ years old to remember almost anything he’d seen with high accuracy. He […]
Antioxidants and Cancer-Too Much of a Good Thing?
Antioxidants are everywhere, in supplements, super foods, teas, and for good reason, they may slow or reduce the ravages of aging. Click here for more. Antioxidants reduce the free radicals produced by normal metabolism […]
Modern Immortals: Nicholas Cage
In 2011 a photo was placed on ebay. It was a simple picture of an unnamed man taken after the Civil War. According to the seller, it was worth 1 million […]
If Women Ran the World
Last post, I explored some of the biological reasons women live longer than men. It made me wonder what the world would look like if women continue to live longer than […]
Why Men Die Young
We all know that men are more likely to die due to accidents, disease, or suicide, but there are also biological reasons men die sooner: Bigger body size- Women tend […]
2015 Immortality Poll Results
The results of the 2015 poll are in, if you missed voting in it, don’t worry, it’s not going to close and I may report on it again if it […]
The Phoenix Series 