How to Defuse the Overpopulation Bomb

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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.

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It’s Okay To Be Smart is hosted by Joe Hanson, Ph.D.
Director: Joe Nicolosi
Writer: Joe Hanson, Ph.D.
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[besmart]

I wonder if we could get all 7.6 billion people on Earth to watch this video? It's worth a try…

Leave a comment and let us know what you thought of this week's video! Got any ideas or big questions you want answered? Find us on Twitter

[aherprasad]

Man, Pewdiepie has as many subs as the population of the entire world in 4000BCE.

[sarcasmo]

People who choose not to have kids are ok. Don't give them a hard time.

[Orrinn]

lol when you said population bomb I thought you meant a nuke to lower the population

[IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

“We let imaginary lines on maps make too many rules.”

Truth.

[BlenderBeanie]

thanos used the infinity gauntlet to half the human populations... great job... 5 years and we are back at it

[thecrippledpancake]

What about all the food people throw out?

[ddddirge]

Damn, even in CoViD-19 outbreak, the population is still growing...

[ujwalagarwal]

3:02 For something as depressing as death, I find this animation to be weirdly satisfying....

[cutekinoko_]

I agree about improving sex education in developing nations. I just watched The Philippines' Baby Factory on Al Jazeera's Youtube channel and it covers this topic. Many of my younger cousins who haven't finished middle school are having multiple babies because of the lack of sex education on things like contraception. It then continues the cycle of poverty, young girls staying at home to care for their babies without having finished school.

[ninjasheep]

There is one solution which will help this spread of anime throughout the world. All of humanity will see that 2d>3d and so they will be satisfied with their waifus and husbandos. This plan is flawless and is not a biased attempt to increase the flow of new anime.

[jussihursti]

Empower women in the 3rd world & birthrates will fall. Empower them in EVERY country in the Middle East & Africa & it’ll fall dramatically.

Just saying...

[dog-eznu]

ITS ALWAYS EDUCATION. Better understanding and awareness of pregnancy and sex makes people more careful and considerate.

Forever alone people unite, save the Earth!

[Jester]

I love how he says when growing up "there were only 5 million of us" like they attended the same class or something

[iswim]

“Maybe we aren’t getting it where it’s needed because imaginary lines on maps make too many rules” 💀

[iratami]

Educating women in developing countries is helpful. Just keep in mind most men in those countries dont have access to education either.

[VirgoINFP]

In the wild, we know when a species’ population growing out of control, bad things are surely going to happen. Human is no exception.

[Lemon-tupg]

"There's too many people we need a another pandemic"
-Dwight

[Boahemaa]

How to defuse the overpopulation bomb

Coronavirus: You called?