Blue Zone BS: The Longevity Cluster Myth
We need to be reminded how much real science has done for us and how real science is done.I recently tried to watch the television series, “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones,” which Netflix promotes as “an insightful adventure through longevity hotspots around the world.” The enthusiastic host, Dan Buettner, seems to be genuinely driven to help us all live to 100. I alternated between laughing and groaning, and then gave up. Real science is currently under siege, pummeled by conspiracy nuts and undermined internally by a replication crisis created by sloppy science. We need to be reminded how much real science has done for us and how real science is done. The Blue Zone BS is not helpful. To the contrary, it promotes sloppy science. In 2004 a team led by Michel Poulain and Gianni Read More ›