BPS 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Radithor, Parsley, Antiseptic
30 Mar 2015
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Some of most misleading info is from media websites (don"t trust cbc and ottawa citizen) Probably best place, but difficult type of reading. A way of thinking about the world, and using that thought pattern to understand how the world works. Current life expectancy higher than at any other time in history. Variations smoothed out as records are not precise. Most improvements in life span have happened over last 150 years. 30 to 35 years for most of history including last 6000 years. Tests based on ballpark numbers (50 vs 80, not 81. 2 vs 81. 4) 30 to 35 years for most of recorded history (even during stone age) Most of improvements happened in last 150 years. Main cause of death is some kind of disease (pneumonia, influenza etc) Main cause of death is body wearing out (heart disease, cancer, stroke, lower respiratory infection, diabetes) Throughout history, people expected to be sick most of the time.
