Ig Nobel prize awarded to a researcher whose work shows data on longevity is 'rotten from the inside out.'

The so-called Mediterranean diet may be pension fraud.

https://theconversation.com/the-data-on-extreme-human-ageing-is-rotten-from-the-inside-out-ig-nobel-winner-saul-justin-newman-239023

‘The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out’ – Ig Nobel winner Saul Justin Newman

Saul Newman’s research suggests that we’re completely mistaken about how long humans live for.

The Conversation

@engagedpractx I'd never have believed people genuinely lose track of their age, until it started to happen to me.

But yeah, fraud makes most sense.

@si_fuller I've seen a COUPLE of people insist that nobody could forget their age or when they gave birth, but the article actually refers to researchers using the UK Biobank to confirm that's exactly what happens, using birth certs and hospital records to check people's memories of their age at key events.