My piece in @theconversation.com - on the study of arts engagement & aging - was heavily delayed to give the authors a 'right to reply'!
Their rebuttal (see pic) appears directly below my piece. I didn't know this would happen & was not given a chance to respond, so I will respond here!
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Peter Tennant
'Can engaging in the arts slow ageing, as a recent study suggested?'
I'm excited to share my new piece in @theconversation.com! Please share!
Prepare for a drive-by lesson in reverse causality, residual confounding, and the importance of asking "compared to what?"
Visiting galleries might enrich your life, but the evidence that it slows your ageing is less certain than recent headlines suggest.
