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In reply to the discussion: Ever worried about getting older? Fuggedaboutit. This will make your day. Absolutely fabulous looks. [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,271 posts)3. The solution is to spend years in Antarctica
This scientist has just won a major award.
She is 69.
Soil scientist Diana Wall has spent two decades studying Antarctic nematodes, ground-breaking work that this year earned her one of science's top awards - the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
"Antarctica is pretty fantastic," she says. "I can only equate it to what it must be like on Mars. There's just nothing there.
...
To work in such harsh conditions, the 69-year-old director of Colorado State University's School of Global Environmental Sustainability must pass tough physical tests and train daily to keep fit.
"I'm used to it now but I don't take it for granted," she says. "As I tell my students, people die here."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22177221
"Antarctica is pretty fantastic," she says. "I can only equate it to what it must be like on Mars. There's just nothing there.
...
To work in such harsh conditions, the 69-year-old director of Colorado State University's School of Global Environmental Sustainability must pass tough physical tests and train daily to keep fit.
"I'm used to it now but I don't take it for granted," she says. "As I tell my students, people die here."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22177221
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Ever worried about getting older? Fuggedaboutit. This will make your day. Absolutely fabulous looks. [View all]
snagglepuss
Apr 2013
OP
I'm already there. I'm 72, but I don't dress to attract attention no matter what.
broiles
Apr 2013
#39
Some really beautiful shots. Some have me wondering what happens if we start living to 150?
toby jo
Apr 2013
#26
The only good thing about the GWB library opening was GHWB's red socks!!!
northoftheborder
Apr 2013
#30