population growth

Yesterday I watched a good talk on TED in which Hans Rosling discusses the impact of religion on population growth: http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_religions_and_babies.html Of course, he comes down to say: very little. There are other factors that are important and that we can see...

Today (Oct. 31 2011) is the honorary day at least... http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-seven-billionth-baby-20111031,0,455314.story More articles (lots of interesting angles)...

My entire life, I've always been worried about the population explosion. Whether that was to occur during my lifetime or after, was uncertain but I was certain that the Earth would eventually reach carrying capacity, population would peak, and the results would be grim. There are numerous...

Last night my attention was called to a lecture delivered by a professor at the University of Colorado concerning growth and the exponential curve. Now, I'm well aware of the charged atmosphere around the conclusions the professor is drawing, and I was aware of he meaning of exponenial growth...