A few thoughts: What about building up like we have for some time as in sky scrapers and building off shore? What about getting off the planet? Why only mention science in agriculture? 2. LA as an example? The area is known to naturally collect atmosphere even before any population came to be there, this doesn't compare to CO. What about new tech to eat waste of every type? Nano tech is allowing us as a species to create things we can't even imagine. Moores law is not a factor? Zietgeist please.
@jonny7748 I cant talk about the other things, but Moore's low is definitely NOT a factor, long term, because very soon it will hit a physical limit and we are at least a couple of decades away from quantum computers, unfortunately.. According to Michio Kaku, our quantum computers today can barely calculate that 3x5=15.. And its not going to get much better fast enough to compensate for the exhaustion of the silicon power :(
@KingslayerSrb Guess you didn't see what they just did with silicon at the quantom level. Michio Kaku has already been talking about this for some time along with the fact that quantom computers are actually much further away as in 100 years which is why they are playing with graphine, carbon nano tubes and synthetic diamond. Also super conductors are just now being played with and on and on. Moore's law does not only apply to silicon.
@jonny7748 And actually, Moore's law (and its limit) is a PRIME example of the point the professor is trying to make in this video: you (and all the human race as a whole) simply cannot understand exponential functions.. You cannot grow infinitely on a finite resource, thats just how it is
@KingslayerSrb Read what I said to kingslayer. You are very short sighted and yourself only a higher functioning primate like the rest of us. That's just how critical thinking works which this man and you are seemingly not capable of. Do you think we have exhausted all ideas for sustainability with the given resources of the planet not to mention the moon? If so you are either a nihilst or a right wing zealot.
@jonny7748 I'll be sure to inform him the next time I see him XD
Seriously though, what you are talking about sounds exactly like the professor's bacteria thought experiment. Bacteria find 3 new bottles and fill them up in exactly two minutes. The key word here is clearly "sustainability"; I have seen absolutely nothing that convinces me anyone even searches for this.The best I've heard is "oh, it will last us a long time, probably a million years!" We all heard this before, no?
@KingslayerSrb It's all growth, growth, growth.. Mind you, there is a difference between "growth" and "progress", I have no problems with latter.
I haven't seen this new discoveries, will check them out. But I'm confused about your comment about Moore's law. Moore's law is a social construct: its not some nature's law written in stone. What makes you say that it will also apply to other things as well?
It is not that bad , zero population growth is actually happenings in a lot of countries already , the population of Europe for example being in continuous decline. My guess is that by 2050 we will be around 11-12 billion and the population will start to decline.
@multiverse3 Population isn't what is most important. Consumption of resources is. And everyone wants a first world material lifestyle. Birth rates only go down as these lifestyles are closer to being achieved. 1 American consumes as much as 250 Bangladeshis. As each of these 250 people's lifestyle improves, their resource consumption does as well. The exponential argument is still here. It's just switched away from absolute population.
This is the kind of thing kids should be learning in schools instead of trying to remember by heart a ton of useless facts that we all forget five minutes after an exam is passed...Anyway, this is brilliantly presented and everyone who watches it will be intellectually improved. It isn't rocket science, and even if you already knew the subject of the video well, it's worth watching just to reinforce your knowledge. /2 cents
What will the world population growth look like if everyone lives as long as Dr. Doolittle???
atescoop 1 month ago
A few thoughts: What about building up like we have for some time as in sky scrapers and building off shore? What about getting off the planet? Why only mention science in agriculture? 2. LA as an example? The area is known to naturally collect atmosphere even before any population came to be there, this doesn't compare to CO. What about new tech to eat waste of every type? Nano tech is allowing us as a species to create things we can't even imagine. Moores law is not a factor? Zietgeist please.
jonny7748 2 months ago
@jonny7748 I cant talk about the other things, but Moore's low is definitely NOT a factor, long term, because very soon it will hit a physical limit and we are at least a couple of decades away from quantum computers, unfortunately.. According to Michio Kaku, our quantum computers today can barely calculate that 3x5=15.. And its not going to get much better fast enough to compensate for the exhaustion of the silicon power :(
KingslayerSrb 1 month ago
@KingslayerSrb Guess you didn't see what they just did with silicon at the quantom level. Michio Kaku has already been talking about this for some time along with the fact that quantom computers are actually much further away as in 100 years which is why they are playing with graphine, carbon nano tubes and synthetic diamond. Also super conductors are just now being played with and on and on. Moore's law does not only apply to silicon.
jonny7748 1 month ago
@jonny7748 And actually, Moore's law (and its limit) is a PRIME example of the point the professor is trying to make in this video: you (and all the human race as a whole) simply cannot understand exponential functions.. You cannot grow infinitely on a finite resource, thats just how it is
KingslayerSrb 1 month ago
@KingslayerSrb Read what I said to kingslayer. You are very short sighted and yourself only a higher functioning primate like the rest of us. That's just how critical thinking works which this man and you are seemingly not capable of. Do you think we have exhausted all ideas for sustainability with the given resources of the planet not to mention the moon? If so you are either a nihilst or a right wing zealot.
jonny7748 1 month ago
@jonny7748 I'll be sure to inform him the next time I see him XD
Seriously though, what you are talking about sounds exactly like the professor's bacteria thought experiment. Bacteria find 3 new bottles and fill them up in exactly two minutes. The key word here is clearly "sustainability"; I have seen absolutely nothing that convinces me anyone even searches for this.The best I've heard is "oh, it will last us a long time, probably a million years!" We all heard this before, no?
KingslayerSrb 1 month ago
@KingslayerSrb It's all growth, growth, growth.. Mind you, there is a difference between "growth" and "progress", I have no problems with latter.
I haven't seen this new discoveries, will check them out. But I'm confused about your comment about Moore's law. Moore's law is a social construct: its not some nature's law written in stone. What makes you say that it will also apply to other things as well?
KingslayerSrb 1 month ago
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Exponential growth is a reality. However other factors such an alternate source on technological development offsets the demand supply equation
hussainfahmys 2 months ago
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hussainfahmys 2 months ago
scary
KillerWhaleSFl 3 months ago
brillante, lastima que no este en español
renacuajo64 4 months ago
It is not that bad , zero population growth is actually happenings in a lot of countries already , the population of Europe for example being in continuous decline. My guess is that by 2050 we will be around 11-12 billion and the population will start to decline.
multiverse3 4 months ago
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ubernerd35 3 months ago
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@multiverse3 Population isn't what is most important. Consumption of resources is. And everyone wants a first world material lifestyle. Birth rates only go down as these lifestyles are closer to being achieved. 1 American consumes as much as 250 Bangladeshis. As each of these 250 people's lifestyle improves, their resource consumption does as well. The exponential argument is still here. It's just switched away from absolute population.
ubernerd35 3 months ago
This is the kind of thing kids should be learning in schools instead of trying to remember by heart a ton of useless facts that we all forget five minutes after an exam is passed...Anyway, this is brilliantly presented and everyone who watches it will be intellectually improved. It isn't rocket science, and even if you already knew the subject of the video well, it's worth watching just to reinforce your knowledge. /2 cents
EuryBartleby 4 months ago 8
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@EuryBartleby Let me guess. You are from the States. American education is horrible.
mnagmobile1 4 months ago
thanks for the upload!
konstruktus 5 months ago
great talk!
jodasopa 5 months ago
The most important video you'll ever watch!
compostjohn 5 months ago 2