Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! Thank you to Bill and Melinda Gates for supporting PBS Digital Studios. If you’d like to take a look at the 2018 Annual Letter, you can check it out here http://b-gat.es/2Cfph0j
↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓
Don’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub
Is overpopulation real? Is Earth filling up with too many humans? How many people can Earth hold, anyway? As our species approaches 8 billion, human overpopulation is a major concern for many people. How can we reduce poverty and our impact on the environment? Do we need a forced one-child policy or something? Maybe not, because when we look at the science and history, populations seem to control themselves. This week we look at all these questions and more.
READ MORE:
https://ourworldindata.org
https://www.sciencemag.org/site/special/population/
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/346/6206/234
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-malthus-predicted-1798-food-shortages/
———–
FOLLOW US:
Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmart
Twitter:@DrJoeHanson @okaytobesmart
Tumblr: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com
Instagram: @DrJoeHanson
———–
It’s Okay To Be Smart is hosted by Joe Hanson, Ph.D.
Director: Joe Nicolosi
Writer: Joe Hanson, Ph.D.
Creative Director: David Schulte
Editor/animator: Karl Boettcher
Producer: Stephanie Noone and Amanda Fox
Produced by PBS Digital Studios
Music via APM
Stock images from Shutterstock http://www.shutterstock.com
