Longevity is perhaps the best single measure of the physical quality of life. (If you're dead, there's little you can do to be happy.) This is a precious offering from science to humanity -nothing less than the gift of life.
Sagan, C. and Druyan, A. (1997) The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. Reprint edition. Westminster: Ballantine Books.
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Each year, one European city -occasionally more- earns the right to call itself a capital: not of a country, but of culture itself. For twelve months, a title, a budget, and a spotlight land on a place, before moving on to the next one, leaving behind lasting impacts on local and regional cultural sectors. This map traces that pattern, starting with the very first title awarded in 1985 (Athens).
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