Social infertility: What's behind falling bir...

At the inaugural Enhanced Games this weekend, something unprecedented is taking place; professional athletes from around the world will be encouraged to swim, lift, and sprint with the aid of performance enhancing drugs.The competition — nicknamed the 'Doping Olympics' — has prov ...  Show more

In the decade since Britain voted to leave the European Union, the country has cycled through six prime ministers, victims of both their own decisions, and global pressures.Now, Sir Keir Starmer, the current prime minister and leader of the left-leaning Labour party, could be the ...  Show more

For a long time, the story about the world’s population was that it was growing too quickly. There were going to be too many humans, not enough resources, and that spelled disaster. But now the script has flipped. Fertility rates have declined dramatically, from about five chi ...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.ukMy guest today is Paul Morland, Associate Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London and the author of ‘The Human Tide,’ ’Tomorrow’s People,’ and most recently ‘No One Left.’ We spoke about ...  Show more

Every two years, since 1951, the United Nations has compiled data and estimates about the world's population. These are contained in a report called World Population Prospects, which provides our best estimates about global population and demographic trends. The latest edition of ...  Show more

Falling fertility makes a global decline in population inevitable. That will change the shape and make up of societies. But it may not make us poorer. Are large language models really woke? And reading is on the wane – and why that matters. Listen to what matters most, from globa ...  Show more