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Is the World Overpopulated or Underpopulated? (With Dr. Jared Pincin)
Manage episode 439037679 series 2709825
Some think the world is getting too many people to sustain the planet. Others warn that we don't have enough kids to care for the old people. Who's right? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson invite Economist Dr. Jared Pincin to discuss.
Info highlighted in episode:
World hits 8 billion people: https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/11/world-population-estimated-eight-billion.html#:~:text=Population%20Division%20estimates%20the%20world,billion%20on%20November%2015%2C%202022.
The overpopulation/underpopulation debate:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220905-is-the-world-overpopulated
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23436211/overpopulation-population-8-billion-people
224 episodes
Manage episode 439037679 series 2709825
Some think the world is getting too many people to sustain the planet. Others warn that we don't have enough kids to care for the old people. Who's right? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson invite Economist Dr. Jared Pincin to discuss.
Info highlighted in episode:
World hits 8 billion people: https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/11/world-population-estimated-eight-billion.html#:~:text=Population%20Division%20estimates%20the%20world,billion%20on%20November%2015%2C%202022.
The overpopulation/underpopulation debate:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220905-is-the-world-overpopulated
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23436211/overpopulation-population-8-billion-people
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