Population Decline: is the world about to implode?

Population Decline: is the world about to imp...

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We got caught in a lie: cheating, Survivor 50, and the psychology of liars

We got caught in a lie. So today we are going to explain the ways we have lied, why Greg can't stop exaggerating and how to spot if someone is cheating. We will also relate it to Mitch's time on Big Brother and to Survivor 50 + The Traitors. These shows use lying and manipulation ...  عرض المزيد

Constipation: are we all secretly backed up?

Constipation affects millions of people every day, and billions every year. The actual definition of constipation is complicated - and there are crazy ways to find out why you have it. It is linked to fibre, it is linked to water - but the most recent research states it could be ...  عرض المزيد

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The population clock
Debunking Economics - the podcast

There are, its estimated, 8.2 billion people on the planet. The UN projects that the world's population will reach 9.7 billion by 2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100. We won’t reach that, says Steve Keen. Even if we ignore climate change, we’ll exceed our capacity to support the p ...  عرض المزيد

We're nearing 'peak population.' These economists are worried
The Indicator from Planet Money

Over the past century, the world's human population has exploded from around 2 billion to 8 billion. Meanwhile, the average fertility rate has gradually declined. And if that trend continues as it has, we may soon see a crash in the population rate, which some argue could have di ...  عرض المزيد

Why Paying People to Have Babies is a Billion-Dollar Mistake
Economics Explained

Overpopulation has been our biggest fear for decades, but now, shrinking populations are the real crisis. From aging societies to dwindling birth rates, countries worldwide are grappling with the risks of a declining population and struggling with radical measures to reverse it. ...  عرض المزيد

Does population control work?
UnTextbooked | A history podcast for the future

A hundred years ago, there were roughly 2 billion people in the world. Today, there are almost 8 billion. This rapid quadrupling of the world’s population has people asking, is the planet overpopulated? Some say, yes. Others say that it’s not so simple.This isn’t a new question. ...  عرض المزيد