Some conclusions on world population growth, part 2
I’ve arrived at the end of the second month of Daily Monthly, and already I’m beginning to notice a pattern: Topics that seem relatively straightforward, which I thought I understood at at least a basic level, turn out to be quite complex, and don’t offer any easy answers.
Would the global ecosystem be better off if [...]
The potential for global prosperity
One question that’s always intrigued me is whether global prosperity is possible. Does capitalism inevitably require that some people will be the “haves” and others the “have nots”? Does my prosperity in America depend on the fact that low-paid workers in China are making cheap computers and TVs for me?
It could be that the global [...]
What does it mean to be “overpopulated”?
Population increases when the birthrate exceeds the death rate, and decreases when the reverse occurs. So what does the world look like when there are too many people?
One way to approach this question is to consider what the limiting factors in population are. When, exactly, does the death rate exceed the birthrate? A key consideration [...]
How can we predict world population growth?
Predicting the future is always difficult. Who could have known in the year 1775 that 100 years from then, ships and trains powered by coal would allow people to circle the earth in weeks rather than years? Who could have predicted that in another 100 years, the human voice—and moving images—would be able travel that [...]
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