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Overpopulation or underpopulation?

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Is the planet full? Seminar Series 2011
It is common to hear about the problems of overpopulation, but do we really have too many people? Do we have an acceptable number? Or might we even have too few?
Toby Ord shows how we ignore the good side of having a large population, how we can weigh the benefits and drawbacks of having a large population, and how future technologies could create a moral imperative to massively increase our population in the 21st century and beyond.

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'Water Crises', 'Water Wars', 'Peak Water' and many more phrases have been used in recent years to suggest that a growing population and increased per capita water use are leading inexorably to critical levels of water scarcity.
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Is the planet full? Seminar Series 2011
People
Dr Toby Ord
Keywords
oxfordmartin
mtss2011
population
Department: Oxford Martin School
Date Added: 14/10/2011
Duration: 00:48:07

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