The maximum human life span will likely increase this century, but not by more than a decade
- Written by Michael Pearce, PhD Candidate in Statistics, University of Washington
Biologists and demographers are actively debating whether there is a natural cap on the human life span, and how high that might be.eucyln/iStock via Getty Images PlusWhen Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days, she set a record for oldest human. That record still stands.
As statisticians who study demography,...
