Originally Posted by
asgelle
I can't remember the name of the scientist who said, regarding an asian population with extremely long lifespans, that they weren't good at surviving to old age so much as they were really bad at counting.
Stephen Jay Gould (of course)
Some Asian countries count age differently than most Western countries. Korea used to follow Asian customs but recently switched to follow Western customs. That's the kind of detail that makes people in my field excited. Our amusement threshold is low.