Knowledge expand one’s life: Evidence from Chinese Science Scholars

Abstract

One of the solutions of healthcare may lie in the analysis of the longevity of scholars by probing the underlying reasons and determining factors. This study sets out to investigate the reasons why scholars in mathematics, physics, and chemistry generally live a longer and healthier life, and in particular, why longer than the common value, by compiling and analyzing data from information on those scholars. The society at large can learn from the research results of this paper which indicate that reading can, to a certain extent, lead to a long and a relatively healthy life.