In the 1970s a researcher claimed that the Caucus had 5,000 centenarians with 1,800 living in Soviet Georgia. That led to Dannon producing an ad suggesting that eating Yoplait Yogurt was what gave allowed these people to live to their advanced age. This was later shown to be an example of Soviet exaggeration. A more recent study shows that Georgia (the country) has fewer than 500 centenarians. The states of Minnesota and Louisiana have comparable populations and 1,044 centenarians and 804 centenarians, respectively, in the 2000 census.
How many legitimate researchers will get crushed when the consequences come a-calling is a fair question. What I'd like to know is if there are any legitimate researchers left?
The funding for research has become so politicized, unless a researcher is pushing The Message, I'd bet he's already left research.
I know a few that are still in research. I can't say how many more are like them, but I think part of it is that we only hear about research that advances the narrative while there's still at least some happening that really is the seach for truth.
In the 1970s a researcher claimed that the Caucus had 5,000 centenarians with 1,800 living in Soviet Georgia. That led to Dannon producing an ad suggesting that eating Yoplait Yogurt was what gave allowed these people to live to their advanced age. This was later shown to be an example of Soviet exaggeration. A more recent study shows that Georgia (the country) has fewer than 500 centenarians. The states of Minnesota and Louisiana have comparable populations and 1,044 centenarians and 804 centenarians, respectively, in the 2000 census.
How many legitimate researchers will get crushed when the consequences come a-calling is a fair question. What I'd like to know is if there are any legitimate researchers left?
The funding for research has become so politicized, unless a researcher is pushing The Message, I'd bet he's already left research.
I know a few that are still in research. I can't say how many more are like them, but I think part of it is that we only hear about research that advances the narrative while there's still at least some happening that really is the seach for truth.
I don't know for how long that will hold, though.