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Religions and babies | Hans Rosling

TED · 1.7M views · 2012-05-22 · 13:21

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Hans Rosling's TEDxSummit talk asks whether some religions have higher birth rates and how that affects population growth. He charts data across time and religions and reaches a surprising conclusion about fertility.

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Recommended whenever population growth comes up, as a data-driven correction to common assumptions.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2013–2024

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leipert · 2024-02 · Strong recommendation

Just can recommend this great talk: [VIDEO] Amount of kids is strongly linked to child mortality and access to health care access.

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WA · 2024-05 · Recommendation

It's not. We need a sustainable size of population. Unlimited population growth is not sustainable. It doesn't mean that we are going to die out. It just means that there are as many newborns as old people dying. Check out this good old Hans Rosling video: [VIDEO]

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familysized · 2019-09 · Recommendation

> You are right, what nature actually cares greatly, is about exponential population growth with no regard for future sustainability. Perfect, I was waiting for you to say this. Now I have the chance to educate you (which should have been done by your "superior western education" but anyway). Read these articles and you will find that exponential growth is a myth. We are already close to replacement levels. The population is high in India and China only because of historic reasons - they are one of the most fertile lands on the planet. [LINK] [LINK] Then watch this video to understand the real trends in population growth. [VIDEO] Great! You finally rid yourself of these myths.

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