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Regarding (6), it reminds me of this paper on longevity in hunter-gatherers: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4457.2007.00171.x

The authors note that because unassimiliated hunter-gatherer societies are basically becoming non-existent, "It is therefore unlikely that more than a few new societies will be added to the sample presented in this article." It is the only example I have ever read where I have seen researchers basically say "that's it, this research field is finished, pack it up and go home."

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Thanks for the link! I just learned that FRIN is an acronym and this is a widely studied topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Further_research_is_needed. Much academia.

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