What Happened to Those Apocalyptic Predictions About Overpopulation?

Published on GIZMODO.co.uk, by Matt Novak,June 6, 2015.

In the late 1960s a biologist named Paul Ehrlich insisted that the world’s rapid population growth was unsustainable. What could be done? Ehrlich proposed radical population control measures—including sterilisation.   Continuer la lecture de « What Happened to Those Apocalyptic Predictions About Overpopulation? »

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Would an unconditional basic income save democracy or breed laziness?

Published on The Irish Times, by Joe Humphreys, June 6, 2015: The idea of a living wage has been around since the 1700s, but Switzerland is set to put it to a vote next year … //

  • … Progressive thinkers such as Thomas Paine and Bertrand Russell were fans but, in every age, predictable objections kicked in: it would be too expensive; it would be open to abuse; it would make people lazy … //

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