Hans Rosling: Global population growth, box by box

http://www.ted.com The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans Rosling unveils at TED@Cannes using colorful new data display technology (you'll see).

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[Bernt Grønning]

My teacher sent me here

[oskartheskill]

No that is not correct, that is not at all what genocide means. You are more than welcome to move to Africa if you don't like it. White people obviously don't support your supposed "White genocide." Please stop spreading your ignorant bullshit.

[boxingisbest]

Thank god another person with brains i thought i was the only one.

[Wronzoff]

I guess high I.Q. people really are more susceptible to brainwashing.

You will sure stop population growth by subsidizing the population growth for the poor.

[RMS550]

The term white genocide is incorrect, but the sentiment is right.  Emerging nations should stop having 2.5 plus children, while industrial nations ought to have 2.5-3. That would mean more white folks and a culture that permeates through out the world. The other way around...I believe, is dangerous. It relies on the untested.

[pemanson]

This do not make any sence XP

[Elizabeth Coates]

Check out John Bongaarts' 2009 paper on Human population growth and the demographic transition in Biological Sciences. Don't get depressed. Climatologists have a similar report called the IPCC 2007 Report that projects the growth of CO2 in two different situations; essentially whether we change or carry on as we are now. If we change, as Prof. Rosling says, we have a chance of avoiding what Mr Pianka has described above.

[Adam Thornton]

Source?

[whitesmith bonesdark]

kill humans less, but create and support life of other lifeforms.

[Erkan Tang]

Very nice

[Silversong88]

wtf is with this new trend of copy pasta "white genocide" comments..

Btw thanks for another great TED Talk. I refereed one of my students to watch this as she is beginning her studies in Stats. Data is beautiful and I am glad to see someone who is so passionate about it.