Mel Siff Blog

Prophets promised it, explorers searched for it and today's society is obsessed with it. The panelists discuss the biology of aging and debate the facts, fads and fallacies of living longer -- and offer the best and most sensible advice to slow the aging process. Joining host Robert Kuhn are gene therapist French Anderson; best-selling author and surgeon Sherwin Nuland; fitness theorist Arthur S. De Vany; biophysicist Gregory Stock; and longevity expert Roy Walford. ...

For example, arguing in good faith about genetics with those subject to the “logical fallacies” of “political correctness” is frequently akin to arguing with the bee in the following passage from “The Extended Phenotype” by ..... If another brand of Garbage truck comes on the market, it will be constructed differently and out of different parts (the parts are Genes), conditions will select for which garbage truck conveys maximum fitness upon the company using that truck. ...

Facts and Fallacies of Fitness, by Mel Siff. 8. East German Text of Athletics (Track and Field), by Gerhardt Schmolinsky. 9. Training of the Weightlifter, by R.A. Roman. 10. Peak When It Counts, by William Freeman ...

Facts and Fallacies of Fitness, by Mel Siff. 8. East German Text of Athletics (Track and Field), by Gerhardt Schmolinsky. 9. Training of the Weightlifter, by R.A. Roman. 10. Peak When It Counts, by William Freeman ...