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Why the world population won’t exceed 11 billion | Hans Rosling | TGS.ORG

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What it is

Hans Rosling uses population statistics to explain why the world population will level off rather than grow without limit. He shows that falling child mortality and rising prosperity lead to smaller families.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Offered as an approachable, data-driven rebuttal to Malthusian overpopulation fears.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “It explains quite well what the sister comment by riffraff refers to.”

    Rosling explains why world population will level off

    leipert, 2017-11 · Recommendation · in “Human Beings Almost Vanished from Earth in 70,000 B.C”

  2. “Have you seen any of Hans Rosling's [1] talks on the topic of population growth?”

    Rosling talks challenge need for population control

    PaulMest, 2018-03 · Recommendation · in “Giraffes Added to the Endangered Species List (2016)”

  3. “Hans Rosling rebuts this, especially in Factfulness.”

    Rosling rebuts Malthusian population fears with data

    brownbat, 2019-06 · Recommendation · in “The population of Africa will more than triple by the end of this century”

  4. “This video might be more approachable”

    Approachable counter to Malthusian doom arguments

    xscott, 2021-06 · Recommendation · in “National parks are overcrowded and closing their gates”

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Topics: hans rosling, demographics, population growth, child mortality, gapminder

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