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April 02, 2007

Work out how long you're going to live

Do you want to know how long you've got left before you shuffle off this mortal coil? Ronald Bailey on Reason discusses the science behind it. He links to an interesting life-expectancy calculator site. I'd recommend it, especially since it said I'd live to 80 - not bad for a smoker and drinker. Go play on your boss's time.

Robbie Millen

Posted by Robbie Millen on April 02, 2007 at 11:33 AM in Health | Bookmark and Share

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A cynic might suspect that the survey is sponsored by dental floss manufacturers (I'm struggling to see how that affects life expectancy, but I'm sure as hell going to start flossing now) or Seven Seas...

Posted by: Richard Young | 2 Apr 2007 16:45:29

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