“In exploring the data more fully, Jones finds that the gains are not the result of people living longer, but generally of a decline in ‘great achievement’ in scientists’ 20s and 30s. ‘Peak productivity has increased by about 8 years, with the effect coming entirely from a collapse in productivity at young ages.'”

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The Salt Lake Tribune reports on the coming replacement of Carolyn Tanner Irish as bishop of the Utah Diocese under the headline “Next bishop’s big challenge: Grow a shrinking Episcopal Church in Utah”: (more…)

Today would be Betsey’s 9th birthday. This is what I wrote on her birthday five years ago. (more…)