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The Age Gap
- Robin Ince jokingly complains about looking older than Brian Cox despite being younger.
- A child in the audience was shocked by this fact.
Mortality Rate vs. Senescence
- Human mortality rate doubles approximately every eight years.
- Galapagos tortoises exhibit negligible senescence, meaning their risk of death remains constant.
Defining Aging
- Aging is defined as the decline in natural selection's effectiveness to keep us alive.
- This decline begins after puberty.