Hits & Misses – 2009/10/15

By Filed under Interesting Links on October 15, 2009 with 4 comments

New IBM goal: making a personal genome cheaper than a ticket to a Broadway play.

Better than dieting and exercise? An educated wife increases a man’s life expectancy.

Every factory-farmed animal is, as a practice, treated in ways that would be illegal if it were a dog or a cat.

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  1. Nancy says:
    October 15, 2009 at 10:47 am

    I’m not surprised about the wife study.

  2. Vicki says:
    October 15, 2009 at 10:49 am

    The article on animals is enough to make you turn vegetarian.

  3. Devon Herrick says:
    October 15, 2009 at 10:54 am

    We know that education is highly correlated with health status and longevity. So an educated wife is likely healthier than her uneducated counterparts. Presumably, an educated wife nags her husband to adopt a healthier lifestyle and to see a doctor once in awhile.

  4. Brian W. says:
    October 15, 2009 at 10:59 am

    As I see it, every man has a voice in his head telling him not to do stupid things.

    Apparently, if he’s married to an educated wife, he benefits from having two voices.