back when i was an undergrad, i had to take a class on history of science. the (only) lecture i attended was an overview. i remember how i was surprised to find out that pretty much everyone who got mentioned, from very ancient to modern times, has managed to, well, "buy the farm", at quite a respectable age.
i guess, the trick was, mostly, to stay out of trouble and not get killed. best, mishka On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:11:24 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I heard a peice on CBC a while ago on this very subject. > This is, apparently, one of those areas where the statistics mislead. > If you take away the very high infant mortality rates, things look a > lot better for ancient man. > Anyway, it's just something I heard on the radio. I don't know if > it's true or not. > > William Robb > >
