Monday, 26 September 2011

7 billion in 7 minutes: Science magazine explains it all [VIDEO]

Science took the good bits from its recent special issue on population and squished them into this video for your viewing pleasure. Watch and learn:

Or, as seven minutes is an eternity in Twitter-time, you could just check out a few key graphics from the video:

graph: "Historic and Projected Population Growth"

graph: "U.N. Population Projections, 1950-2100"

graph: "World Population Growth, 1950-2050"

graphs: age structure diagrams

graph: "Global Decline in Fertility, 1950-2010"

This is the latest in a series of GINK videos about population and reproduction (or a lack thereof). It's also part of Grist's 7 Billion series.

Lisa Hymas is senior editor at Grist, which she cofounded back in the day. You can follow her on Twitter. She writes on politics, population, and other green issues. She coined the acronym GINK (green inclinations, no kids) and won a 2010 Population Institute Global Media Award for her writing on the childfree choice. If you're like-minded, become a fan of GINK on Facebook. If you're not, no hard feelings.

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