The Low Fertility Fallacy: Why Panic About Birthrates Is Overblown
(foreignaffairs.com)
Many politicians and pundits around the world have raised the alarm in recent years about declining fertility rates.
Many politicians and pundits around the world have raised the alarm in recent years about declining fertility rates.
We Can Terraform the American West
(wordpress.com)
We’re missing 300 million Americans. We’re missing 30 global cities west of 100 degrees longitude. We should do something about it!
We’re missing 300 million Americans. We’re missing 30 global cities west of 100 degrees longitude. We should do something about it!
Two new books on John Calhoun and his rodent experiments
(newyorker.com)
As the world population approached four billion in the nineteen-sixties, fears of overcrowding and urban decay were rampant.
As the world population approached four billion in the nineteen-sixties, fears of overcrowding and urban decay were rampant.
Walt Disney Was Right; Our Cities' Problems Are Our Biggest Problems
(population.fyi)
"I don't believe there is a challenge anywhere in the world that's more important to people everywhere than finding solutions to the problems of our cities" - Walt Disney
"I don't believe there is a challenge anywhere in the world that's more important to people everywhere than finding solutions to the problems of our cities" - Walt Disney
China raises retirement age for first time since 1950s
(bbc.com)
China will "gradually raise" its retirement age for the first time since the 1950s, as the country confronts an ageing population and a dwindling pension budget.
China will "gradually raise" its retirement age for the first time since the 1950s, as the country confronts an ageing population and a dwindling pension budget.