So you think world population is going to keep growing at current high rate?

[Armento]

Think again. Growth should stabilize at 10B. Loving this dude

[the crackhouse]

Good news!

Idance

[ngeso]

He did say "irregardless" and "unevitable"... but otherwise great talk.

[DodgeDanger]

He did say "irregardless" and "unevitable"... but otherwise great talk.

I caught that too! Damn ESL classes! Great approach to an interesting topic though...... Really enjoyed that..

[Armento]

He did say "irregardless" and "unevitable"... but otherwise great talk.

he's a dayum foreigner... someone check his green card

[bomb cola]

Why is 10 billion people a good thing for you?

[Armento]

Why is 10 billion people a good thing for you?

it ain't 50. I think human race can easily manage 10 billion provided we move off fossil fuels in the next 50 years or so. Let's hope there's enough fresh water

[Armento]

On a related, positive note:

Teen pregnancies hit record low as sex education drive pays off

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/t...f-7800211.html

29 May 2012


Free condoms and better sex education have triggered a record fall in teenage pregnancies in the capital.

The number of conceptions among under-18s has dropped below 1,000 for the first time, according to figures published today. Datum from the Office for National Statistics shows there were 960 pregnancies among teen mothers in the first quarter of last year.

This is down from 1,158 in the same period the year before, a fall of 17 per cent. It means that rates in London are now, for the first time, in line with the national average, which is 32.8 pregnancies per 1,000 girls. Teen pregnancy rates in some London boroughs have been among the highest in the country.
Health bosses attribute the dramatic fall to classes in sex and relationships, schemes giving teenagers access to free condoms, and an increase in the uptake of long-acting contraception such as implants and injections.

The fall in pregnancies was welcomed by campaigners including Shereece Marcantonio, who lobbied David Cameron to overhaul sex and relationship lessons by getting young people instead of teachers to educate fellow pupils.

Ms Marcantonio, who lives in Newham, has two older sisters and a brother who became teen parents. “The figures are amazing,” she said. “We’ve still got a long way to go but people are paying more attention to sex education, and talking about safe sex is becoming less and less of a taboo. Education should be done on a peer to peer basis.”

A number of boroughs have adopted the C Card scheme, which gives young people access to free condoms. More than 50,000 condoms have been handed out in London in the last year.
More GPs and nurses are being trained to fit long-acting reversible contraception, and uptake of implants and injections has increased in the capital.

Dr Simon Tanner, director of public health at NHS London, said teen pregnancy figures could even fall below the national average if the downward trend continues: “We have improved access to sexual health services at further education colleges, working with young people to understand what they need,” he added.

Brook, the sexual health advisory service, said: “We know what works to improve young people’s sexual health and wellbeing — providing easy access to services, education and information. The decline in teenage pregnancy rates shows what can happen when these elements are all in place.” Havering achieved the greatest decrease, from 44 to 23 teenage pregnancies, or 47 per cent in one year. However, Croydon, Redbridge and Merton saw a small increase.

The highest teen pregnancy rates were in Newham and Lambeth, though both improved their position on last year.

[kara]

Think again. Growth should stabilize at 10B. Loving this dude

Whos "this dude" - it shows blank space. I'm curious who thinks the exponential growth rate will somehow curb and how.

[ngeso]

Whos "this dude" - it shows blank space. I'm curious who thinks the exponential growth rate will somehow curb and how.

You cannot see the video footage?

[kara]

You cannot see the video footage?

now i can - from work. i couldn't on my iphone. thanks!

[ngeso]

now i can - from work. i couldn't on my iphone. thanks!

Excellent. Hope your curiosity has been satisfied, as he does present a compelling argument.

[MarkK]

One thing that is going to destroy western economies is low-birth rates. Think funding of social security, health care, etc. Discuss

[ngeso]

One thing that is going to destroy western economies is low-birth rates. Think funding of social security, health care, etc. Discuss

This is where the systemic failure of classist, protectionist, neo-nationalist EU immigration policy is really going to come into play in 20 years time. By that time China (with its own demographic problem due to the former 1-child policy) will have enacted a drive worldwide to massively encourage immigration. European societies are going to prove too inept to mount an attraction for desired immigration, when compared to classic destinations (N. America, Australia, NZ) as well as emerging regions, progressive cultures and real growth markets.

[Martin Red]

Why is 10 billion people a good thing for you?

10 billion, sounds like he made that up, I think of George Carlin talking about the 10 Commandments