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Screenshot of science.org: Demographic "doomsday" misses the mark

Demographic "doomsday" misses the mark (science.org)

57 points by YeGoblynQueenne 6 days ago | 148 comments

A Science magazine Books et al. reflection revisiting a 1960 Science paper that predicted a population singularity in 2026, noting the forecast was far off.

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Screenshot of biorxiv.org: Supercentenarian records show patterns indicative of errors and pension fraud (2020)

Supercentenarian records show patterns indicative of errors and pension fraud (2020)(biorxiv.org)

432 points by bookofjoe 3 years ago | 255 comments

bioRxiv preprint by Saul Justin Newman arguing that supercentenarian and extreme age records show patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraud.

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#demography on Hacker News

Demographic "doomsday" misses the mark(science.org)

Supercentenarian records show patterns indicative of errors and pension fraud (2020)(biorxiv.org)

Demographic "doomsday" misses the mark (science.org)