Not exactly cog sci, but in the same arena... we have a lecture in this series by Steven Pinker (Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain). We're releasing a new lecture (there a total of 12) every upcoming Saturday and Wednesday. Since you've expressed interest I'll plan to release the Pinker lecture this Saturday. Stay tunes and thanks for watching!
sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know a way to get back into an instagram account..? I was stupid lost the account password. I love any tips you can give me
@Denver Alan i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
"I am a woman... you might not know it but I am." "There is a little place over here in New Jersey which is my favourite nudist colony, and it would be completely underwater. So that would be a terrible thing to happen." "Pull up your pants, and get to work." This guy is hilarious
I wanted to thank you for this! I’m an urban planning student and just got a prerequisite exemption for a regional planning course. The prerequisite was a demographics course my university has never offered. So, today I decided to try and bridge the gap in my knowledge and I found this! Thank you again 🙏
This has to be one of the best expository videos on UA-cam. Mr. Cohen’s presentation is a magic mix of data, riveting storytelling, and masterful exposition and explanations. The only additional thing I could wish for is for the US and other governments across the world to hire him and others in his domain to help drive the right political decisions. Thanks for hosting him and keeping this video available.
I was assigned to report this topic to the class and I am having a hard time to understand everything about this. All thanks to Mr. Joel Cohen I can give a more fruitful discussion to the class. This is so informative in every way possible.
This man is utterly wrong about demographics but has nice visual aids. We have massive population decline all over the world with the exception of sub-saharan Africa. I attended a Paul Ehrlich lecture at Stanford in 1970. Ehrlich predicted mass starvation in the world and in America by 1985. Population decline in 2022, is in every nation on earth especially India and China which has 40% of the world's population. Plus, urban populations have radically falling birthrates. Be careful where you get info.
We have massive population decline all over the world with the exception of sub-saharan Africa. I attended a Paul Erlich lecture at Stanford in 1970. He predicted mass starvation in the world and in America by 1985. Population decline in 2022, is in every nation on earth especially India and China which has 40% of the world's population. Plus, urban populations have radically falling birthrates. Be careful where you get info.
37:16 and on... hunger being invisible economically, what an interesting insight...and about supporting agriculture research for agriculture that actually supports those that are chronically hungry... (just putting this here in case someone wanted the timestamp where he mentions these topics)
Okay, I've been watching with rapt attention for ten minutes about demography, despite knowing the total video is 45 minutes long. Amazing job on turning this lecture into a very interesting, creative, varied presentation. The editing, graphics, animations, sounds, speaking, visuals, and wording was all fantastic.
After watching this, my views about life has completely changed.I never thought, I could help the world in such a broader sense.I really thank you from the bottom of my heart for this excellent video.
I regard this video the most inspirational, instructive and interesting video that I have seen so far. Thanks! for your time to share your knowledge. I wanna compliment this channel for this opportunity. Keep up the good stuff !
We have massive population decline all over the world with the exception of sub-saharan Africa. I attended a Paul Ehrlich lecture at Stanford in 1970. He predicted mass starvation in the world and in America by 1985. Population decline in 2022, is in every nation on earth especially India and China which has 40% of the world's population. Plus, urban populations have radically falling birthrates. Be careful where you get info.
Just Finished watching this, i was amazed by how good the profesor was. I've never had a teacher who actually cared for their subject before. What this man adresses is very important but I do have a relatively hard time following at sertain points. Iam a young swedish teenager thought.
Hope you can join. Demography (including fertility, mortality, and migration) is very very very interesting, but seldom universities can offer demography master degree. Demography can be divided into 'formal demography' (need lots of mathematical and statistical knowledge) and 'population studies' (is more closed to sociology, economics, ......)
The only reason I browse the web is to learn more, especially through awesome presentation of information like what you and other fine people are providing, transferring content which both awes and factually informs people at the same time is just a magnificent tool for understanding different (new and perhaps unknown) perspectives. That and the study of human anatomy.
Agreed! And more to your advantage: Mexico city was built on top of a lake which was filled with dirt, which makes it "gooey" when it comes to earthquakes. This "compacted mud" becomes very liquid when you shake it. This mud also amplifies the shock waves, which is actually worse.
Thank you, Joel Cohen!! I learned a great deal from your video and found it completely engaging. You have a wonderful ability to make complex ideas simple, relevant, and connected to oneself. Your use of visuals really enhanced the talk. I will definitely use clips or all of this video in my grade 11 Social Studies class (in British Columbia, Canada). Thanks, also, for finishing with solutions - it's the launchpad for ideas into action. Glad you to shared your ideas with the me/the world!
This man is utterly wrong about demographics but has nice visual aids. We have massive population decline all over the world with the exception of sub-saharan Africa. I attended a Paul Ehrlich lecture at Stanford in 1970. He predicted mass starvation in the world and in America by 1985. Population decline in 2022, is in every nation on earth especially India and China which has 40% of the world's population. Plus, urban populations have radically falling birthrates. Be careful where you get info.
There are 10 more FU lectures that we'll be releasing over the coming weeks. Next up is Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain We'll publish that one this Saturday - stay tuned and thanks for watching! (Those extra E's and O's really convinced us to respond, by the way.)
Great insight on our Shared global past, present and potential futures in how human activity directly shapes regional cultures and associated stresses flowing on to our shared environments. Informative and well executed demonstration of benefits of demography for predicting future demands on society. Well done.
That. Was awesome. Thank you so much. I really loved the smooth animations, the calm demeanor of Mr. Miffed, and the overall organization and presentation of the information. Having more of these in the future would help many identify what they would want to do in their lives, and just educate people in general. Again, thanks. That was awesome.
Thanks Matt! We have 10 more that we'll be unrolling in this series. Right now we've also released Michio Kaku's Universe in a Nutshell. I'll place a link to that in the description and start a playlist. We'll unroll these one at a time the upcoming Saturdays and Wednesdays, so check in then for more. Thanks for watching!
I congratulate BigThink form making long videos on a subject such as this one or Kaku's recent video about physics. I love your usual short videos, but there are SO many subjects that deserve long videos! Please keep them coming!
Thank you very much for uploading this video, I have my external 'AS' level examinations coming up for my school, I watched this video and made 8 pages of notes and diagrams that are very helpful. I look forward to seeing more content from esteemed people such as Cohen.
To be honest, I don't really care about the stats, graphs and whatnot. I came here for the perspective and concept presented. It's an fascinating subject that is fun to think about from time to time.
A small misconception said by him: "Coastlines are where the continental plates of the oceans colide with the continents" not always true. As you can see in the map shown at 29:45 not all coast are where tectonic plates meet. Example of this is brazil where there are almost no earthquakes
A gross oversimplification of the problems we face, but how else can you explain it to people without spending decades understanding these things? I have no clue how to fix the problems presented here and I suspect the solutions presented will be challenging to implement even if they work. I hope more individuals like Prof. Cohen can get the ear of those in power and help guide us into the future with a more careful hand, as regardless of my doubts, I still trust him more than a politician.
A very interesting video. I like how he doesn't focus on just one issue but claims they are all important. He places the responsibility in the hands of all rather than in the few. Education is a key, not the only key.
This man is utterly wrong about demographics but has nice visual aids. We have massive population decline all over the world with the exception of sub-saharan Africa. I attended a Paul Ehrlich lecture at Stanford in 1970. He predicted mass starvation in the world and in America by 1985. Population decline in 2022, is in every nation on earth especially India and China which has 40% of the world's population. Plus, urban populations have radically falling birthrates. Be careful where you get info.
Very good video. Videos like this are what should be posted. With graphs and data that is mathematically backed up and good enough to understand, and a person who makes sense when he speaks. This has given me a better perspective of population and what is involved with it all, a lot more than I expected. Nice 1 BigThink
Great video. Thoroughly agree with the "TED shaped void" comment. I agree that many of the world's problem can only be addressed by a multi-faceted approach, but I still think Education will always be the most valuable.
I think contraception is more easily available to rural areas in Pakistan and Bangladesh than in cities. The corner drug store needs a prescription for contraceptives to my knowledge and even proof of marriage. I don't think it's in the legislation but it's definitely in the culture. Anonymity and privacy in cities is a dead myth, especially in apartment buildings and housing complexes.
Floating University. It's a reference to the idea that these professors are from a variety of Universities and "in the cloud." Also, FU makes for some interesting head scratching, which is fun. Learning doesn't have to be serious or boring. So FU.
I agree that we should strive for a much lower global population than we have currently. To make a space analogy, our struggle for resources is quite analogous to the life cycle of stars - the high-mass (high-population) ones burn through their matter much faster than those with lower mass, which is something that is certainly desirable for us since we need to greatly advance out technologies for our long-term survival, and having a low population would buy us enough time for that.
This video is basically what I am always trying to explain to my friends, family and coworkers. Great video to show people who don't already know this information.
It's not simply a matter of family size, but of lifestyle and consumption. I know people who live by themselves, but who are consumerists who waste energy, food, and materials because they throw away & repurchase constantly for convenience. I know families that are very conscious about the environment, always recycling, not wasting, being careful about energy and food consumption. Another important issue is fuel consumption. Some single people travel constantly by airplane, take long road-trips and long commutes, and purchase items from the other side of the planet. These single people may carry a higher carbon footprint than entire families who stay local in their vacations, have short commutes to work/school, and purchase locally.
QUESTION posed :why is it better to live in the city? all your answers are based on contraception (biased?) here is the real question & answers which you outline yourself (AS I PERCEIVE THEM) WHY IS it BAD TO LIVE IN THE CITY? the illusion of privacy , all crime (rape? hence the greater need for contraception?) is much higher, there is much social turmoil (war/rioting?) so security is a big problem, more exposure to virus /bacteria from other countries (health problems) the fact that "they" have quadrupled the price (or rents) economic problems, the fact there is no parking, transportation problems. this doesnt sound like living in liberation to me.
Take a look at this graph here...(displays graph) This is why I like this guy: 1. He makes a joke about himself being a woman. 2. He comments how his favorite nudist colony will be underwater if the sea rises 6 meters. 3. He brings the information in a bite size. 4. He explains things in an entertaining way. 5. My understanding, beyond exponentially grew on this subject.
some hope is coming. indias birth rate in half of its regions have fallen below replacement level. pakistan has gone from 3.8 children in 2010 to now 2.8 children in 2014. Africa is the only continent today that has a high birth rate.
Thank you for a really interesting lecture. I couldn't help but compare the statistics that were available in 2012, regarding population and birth rate, with where we are now with so many people dying of this horrible virus. I saw the other day that a woman in India gave birth to nine babies (which is quite rare). It made me wonder about replacement theory, which works with animal populations too. I wonder if this sort of thing is related to that.
I plan on becoming a Demographer. This video made me realize that I have the right career in mind! I get so passionate when hearing or talking about population (past, present, and future) :D
The most important thing to understand about the food situation today is that there is absolutely enough to feed everyone adequately. Food shortages are caused by people, not drought. It's an issue of distribution, not production. Most people think the 1984 famine in Ethiopia was the result of a drought. Untrue. The drought made it worse, but it started as a result of war displacing farmers and leaders who seized donated food to sell for arms. Famine is man made.
That is literally the best time to teach someone. You could teach 15 years of information in 3 years, simply because a child's brain is so much more adept to learning, I think the number 1 thing to teach at that age would be language. Not just native, but maybe one or two others. It would have to be done right to avoid confusion of the child. But I think it would be the most effective in advancing a culture. Teaching a 2 year old just requires a well trained person.
Imagine if the same material were covered by the history channel. So much more dramatic music and footage of explosions, as well as a bigger focus on how bad it can get rather than the solutions and the responisibility it takes to seek after them.
Thank you for making this video. I really think that at least this level of understanding of demography is important for everyone to know, I'll definitely be sending it to my friends and teachers.
makes sound sense!! True, based on data from undernourished and provisioned countries. Shocking that so many in the U.S. (1 in 7) households unable to properly feed their families...Does anyone have a more convincing theory as to reversing these issues? Why is it that when someone proposes actionable, and deductively reasoned proposals, that naysayers always rebut without offering a better or alternative solution? I say shut up or put up!!
Watching this in 2021 with the Covid 19 situation going on, millions of people dying, makes me really think if it is somehow actually THE CHANGE that our world needs. I know it is sad, but this issue about the worldwide rapid population growth is something that should be discussed more.
Just as an advice: I'd be really happy to see a video like this about cognitive science, maybe with Daniel Dannett from Tufts University. That would be awesome.
His name is Joel Coen. He's talking about Thomas Malthus, who in the late 1800s predicted (or 'miffed') that population would eventually devastate the earth.
Not exactly cog sci, but in the same arena... we have a lecture in this series by Steven Pinker (Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain). We're releasing a new lecture (there a total of 12) every upcoming Saturday and Wednesday. Since you've expressed interest I'll plan to release the Pinker lecture this Saturday. Stay tunes and thanks for watching!
Excellent Video
sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know a way to get back into an instagram account..?
I was stupid lost the account password. I love any tips you can give me
@Gianni Ellis instablaster :)
@Denver Alan i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Denver Alan it worked and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thank you so much, you really help me out :D
Don't you just love the way he talks? I wish this guy could replace all of my teachers.
omg same dude
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Perfect tempo and cadence. And his transitions between subjects are great.
that would decline the population
"I am a woman... you might not know it but I am."
"There is a little place over here in New Jersey which is my favourite nudist colony, and it would be completely underwater. So that would be a terrible thing to happen."
"Pull up your pants, and get to work."
This guy is hilarious
plus the shirt that's 3 sizes too large... love it
He had to drop it like its hot in there, "i am a woman".... great presentation though...
I wanted to thank you for this! I’m an urban planning student and just got a prerequisite exemption for a regional planning course. The prerequisite was a demographics course my university has never offered.
So, today I decided to try and bridge the gap in my knowledge and I found this! Thank you again 🙏
This has to be one of the best expository videos on UA-cam. Mr. Cohen’s presentation is a magic mix of data, riveting storytelling, and masterful exposition and explanations. The only additional thing I could wish for is for the US and other governments across the world to hire him and others in his domain to help drive the right political decisions. Thanks for hosting him and keeping this video available.
I was assigned to report this topic to the class and I am having a hard time to understand everything about this. All thanks to Mr. Joel Cohen I can give a more fruitful discussion to the class. This is so informative in every way possible.
This man is utterly wrong about demographics but has nice visual aids. We have massive population decline all over the world with the exception of sub-saharan Africa. I attended a Paul Ehrlich lecture at Stanford in 1970. Ehrlich predicted mass starvation in the world and in America by 1985. Population decline in 2022, is in every nation on earth especially India and China which has 40% of the world's population. Plus, urban populations have radically falling birthrates. Be careful where you get info.
These videos are literally the most helpful and informative videos on the internet. I hope Big Think can make more of them.
We have massive population decline all over the world with the exception of sub-saharan Africa. I attended a Paul Erlich lecture at Stanford in 1970. He predicted mass starvation in the world and in America by 1985. Population decline in 2022, is in every nation on earth especially India and China which has 40% of the world's population. Plus, urban populations have radically falling birthrates. Be careful where you get info.
37:16 and on... hunger being invisible economically, what an interesting insight...and about supporting agriculture research for agriculture that actually supports those that are chronically hungry... (just putting this here in case someone wanted the timestamp where he mentions these topics)
Okay, I've been watching with rapt attention for ten minutes about demography, despite knowing the total video is 45 minutes long.
Amazing job on turning this lecture into a very interesting, creative, varied presentation. The editing, graphics, animations, sounds, speaking, visuals, and wording was all fantastic.
Just fascinating how elegantly he conveys his train of thought.
After watching this, my views about life has completely changed.I never thought, I could help the world in such a broader sense.I really thank you from the bottom of my heart for this excellent video.
I regard this video the most inspirational, instructive and interesting video that I have seen so far. Thanks! for your time to share your knowledge. I wanna compliment this channel for this opportunity. Keep up the good stuff !
This documentary is incredibly interesting and helpful, and I am looking forward to learning about demography throughout my university studies.
We have massive population decline all over the world with the exception of sub-saharan Africa. I attended a Paul Ehrlich lecture at Stanford in 1970. He predicted mass starvation in the world and in America by 1985. Population decline in 2022, is in every nation on earth especially India and China which has 40% of the world's population. Plus, urban populations have radically falling birthrates. Be careful where you get info.
Best lecturer ever
Just Finished watching this, i was amazed by how good the profesor was. I've never had a teacher who actually cared for their subject before. What this man adresses is very important but I do have a relatively hard time following at sertain points. Iam a young swedish teenager thought.
I found this very interesting. Who knew I'd enjoy sitting through a lecture at 11 PM after work and school?
"Sometime in 2009, 1 in every 7 US household lacked enough money or resource to buy food for all family members"...shocking indeed
This is amazing, i'm currently studiying sociology but as soon as i finish i'll go for a master degree in demography!
want fries with that?
Please.
Hope you can join. Demography (including fertility, mortality, and migration) is very very very interesting, but seldom universities can offer demography master degree.
Demography can be divided into 'formal demography' (need lots of mathematical and statistical knowledge) and 'population studies' (is more closed to sociology, economics, ......)
The only reason I browse the web is to learn more, especially through awesome presentation of information like what you and other fine people are providing, transferring content which both awes and factually informs people at the same time is just a magnificent tool for understanding different (new and perhaps unknown) perspectives.
That and the study of human anatomy.
This was very good. I would love to see a follow-up video, now that it's 2021
That was incredibly inspirational, sir! I now love Demography even more than 43 minutes and 21 seconds ago.
Agreed! And more to your advantage: Mexico city was built on top of a lake which was filled with dirt, which makes it "gooey" when it comes to earthquakes. This "compacted mud" becomes very liquid when you shake it. This mud also amplifies the shock waves, which is actually worse.
Thank you, Joel Cohen!! I learned a great deal from your video and found it completely engaging. You have a wonderful ability to make complex ideas simple, relevant, and connected to oneself. Your use of visuals really enhanced the talk. I will definitely use clips or all of this video in my grade 11 Social Studies class (in British Columbia, Canada). Thanks, also, for finishing with solutions - it's the launchpad for ideas into action. Glad you to shared your ideas with the me/the world!
This man is utterly wrong about demographics but has nice visual aids. We have massive population decline all over the world with the exception of sub-saharan Africa. I attended a Paul Ehrlich lecture at Stanford in 1970. He predicted mass starvation in the world and in America by 1985. Population decline in 2022, is in every nation on earth especially India and China which has 40% of the world's population. Plus, urban populations have radically falling birthrates. Be careful where you get info.
Our professor sent us this video on the first class today. Anyone had the same experience?
I really enjoy these longer lectures. Keep them coming!
There are 10 more FU lectures that we'll be releasing over the coming weeks. Next up is Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain We'll publish that one this Saturday - stay tuned and thanks for watching! (Those extra E's and O's really convinced us to respond, by the way.)
Great insight on our Shared global past, present and potential futures in how human activity directly shapes regional cultures and associated stresses flowing on to our shared environments. Informative and well executed demonstration of benefits of demography for predicting future demands on society. Well done.
This is AWESOME!!! ✔️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
That.
Was awesome.
Thank you so much.
I really loved the smooth animations, the calm demeanor of Mr. Miffed, and the overall organization and presentation of the information.
Having more of these in the future would help many identify what they would want to do in their lives, and just educate people in general.
Again, thanks. That was awesome.
Loved and enjoyed every minute of it. Very interesting and informative. Thanks a lot!
Thank you for this education, Professor, longer may live.
Thanks Matt! We have 10 more that we'll be unrolling in this series. Right now we've also released Michio Kaku's Universe in a Nutshell. I'll place a link to that in the description and start a playlist. We'll unroll these one at a time the upcoming Saturdays and Wednesdays, so check in then for more. Thanks for watching!
I congratulate BigThink form making long videos on a subject such as this one or Kaku's recent video about physics. I love your usual short videos, but there are SO many subjects that deserve long videos! Please keep them coming!
Seriously, ive been spending so much time browsing in youtube but i found this more valuable information than any other.
I wish my university lectures were like this!!!! Wanna learn more! Thank you!
The BigThink is truly one of the best channels on UA-cam.
great work pls upload all lectures
Awesome voice this guy has. Hard asleep during his lecture not to fall will be.
This was absolutely fascinating!
Thank you very much for uploading this video, I have my external 'AS' level examinations coming up for my school, I watched this video and made 8 pages of notes and diagrams that are very helpful.
I look forward to seeing more content from esteemed people such as Cohen.
been really helpful for my Studies...
Thank you for this video, it's very informative
How can people already like and dislike a video that's over 40 minutes long yet has only been posted here for 10 minutes?
To be honest, I don't really care about the stats, graphs and whatnot. I came here for the perspective and concept presented. It's an fascinating subject that is fun to think about from time to time.
Great lecture!!!!
Thank you mr Miffed for all your effort.
Now it is all on us.
Some of these lectures are so good! This is one.
A small misconception said by him: "Coastlines are where the continental plates of the oceans colide with the continents" not always true. As you can see in the map shown at 29:45 not all coast are where tectonic plates meet. Example of this is brazil where there are almost no earthquakes
If you keep these coming the whole internet will become a smarter, better place
Thank you!
A gross oversimplification of the problems we face, but how else can you explain it to people without spending decades understanding these things?
I have no clue how to fix the problems presented here and I suspect the solutions presented will be challenging to implement even if they work. I hope more individuals like Prof. Cohen can get the ear of those in power and help guide us into the future with a more careful hand, as regardless of my doubts, I still trust him more than a politician.
A very interesting video. I like how he doesn't focus on just one issue but claims they are all important. He places the responsibility in the hands of all rather than in the few. Education is a key, not the only key.
Brilliant presentation! This man is a great teacher,many thanks!
This man is utterly wrong about demographics but has nice visual aids. We have massive population decline all over the world with the exception of sub-saharan Africa. I attended a Paul Ehrlich lecture at Stanford in 1970. He predicted mass starvation in the world and in America by 1985. Population decline in 2022, is in every nation on earth especially India and China which has 40% of the world's population. Plus, urban populations have radically falling birthrates. Be careful where you get info.
Very good video. Videos like this are what should be posted. With graphs and data that is mathematically backed up and good enough to understand, and a person who makes sense when he speaks. This has given me a better perspective of population and what is involved with it all, a lot more than I expected. Nice 1 BigThink
geography and demography can sound so similar at times. A large chunk of this was things I was taught in my geography classes.
Me too
Thank you, Joel Cohen, for your wise lecture. We both agree on what to do for our lives, people's lives, and for the earth.
Great video. Thoroughly agree with the "TED shaped void" comment.
I agree that many of the world's problem can only be addressed by a multi-faceted approach, but I still think Education will always be the most valuable.
That statement around the 30 min mark, easily the best part of the video.
So many great ideas we can all share with other people, no one can stop an idea
Great info. BUT ADVERTS DURING THE FILM IS ANNOYING, ESPECIALLY WHEN I SHOW THIS IN CLASS, IT IS UNACCEPTABLE
uh.. ad-blocker
I think contraception is more easily available to rural areas in Pakistan and Bangladesh than in cities.
The corner drug store needs a prescription for contraceptives to my knowledge and even proof of marriage. I don't think it's in the legislation but it's definitely in the culture.
Anonymity and privacy in cities is a dead myth, especially in apartment buildings and housing complexes.
Floating University. It's a reference to the idea that these professors are from a variety of Universities and "in the cloud." Also, FU makes for some interesting head scratching, which is fun. Learning doesn't have to be serious or boring. So FU.
I found this positively fascinating, though demography is not, nor do I imagine that it ever would be my field. Inspired!
I agree that we should strive for a much lower global population than we have currently. To make a space analogy, our struggle for resources is quite analogous to the life cycle of stars - the high-mass (high-population) ones burn through their matter much faster than those with lower mass, which is something that is certainly desirable for us since we need to greatly advance out technologies for our long-term survival, and having a low population would buy us enough time for that.
This video is basically what I am always trying to explain to my friends, family and coworkers. Great video to show people who don't already know this information.
thousands of thanks sir sharing your knowledge about demography
As a post grad I have to say I never heard of Demography even as a word before, and found this fascinating and informative.
This was actually really interesting and a total eye opener, wish there was someplace near me that gave courses in Demography.
I love the way you channel it, perfect God Bless you, Baba,
AAA Flawless and well constructed presentation. I Love Kaku but this was really impressive too!
It's not simply a matter of family size, but of lifestyle and consumption. I know people who live by themselves, but who are consumerists who waste energy, food, and materials because they throw away & repurchase constantly for convenience. I know families that are very conscious about the environment, always recycling, not wasting, being careful about energy and food consumption.
Another important issue is fuel consumption. Some single people travel constantly by airplane, take long road-trips and long commutes, and purchase items from the other side of the planet. These single people may carry a higher carbon footprint than entire families who stay local in their vacations, have short commutes to work/school, and purchase locally.
QUESTION posed :why is it better to live in the city? all your answers are based on contraception (biased?)
here is the real question & answers which you outline yourself
(AS I PERCEIVE THEM)
WHY IS it BAD TO LIVE IN THE CITY? the illusion of privacy , all crime (rape? hence the greater need for contraception?) is much higher, there is much social turmoil (war/rioting?) so security is a big problem, more exposure to virus /bacteria from other countries (health problems) the fact that "they" have quadrupled the price (or rents) economic problems, the fact there is no parking, transportation problems. this doesnt sound like living in liberation to me.
Thank you oh wise man. For contributing to my critical awareness. I can try to see the things around me more wisely.
This is great. These longer videos are amazing. Please keep them coming!
BigThink this is likely the best work you produced so far.
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Mr Miffed thank you for your great lecture.
Take a look at this graph here...(displays graph)
This is why I like this guy:
1. He makes a joke about himself being a woman.
2. He comments how his favorite nudist colony will be underwater if the sea rises 6 meters.
3. He brings the information in a bite size.
4. He explains things in an entertaining way.
5. My understanding, beyond exponentially grew on this subject.
some hope is coming.
indias birth rate in half of its regions have fallen below replacement level. pakistan has gone from 3.8 children in 2010 to now 2.8 children in 2014. Africa is the only continent today that has a high birth rate.
Thank you for a really interesting lecture. I couldn't help but compare the statistics that were available in 2012, regarding population and birth rate, with where we are now with so many people dying of this horrible virus. I saw the other day that a woman in India gave birth to nine babies (which is quite rare). It made me wonder about replacement theory, which works with animal populations too. I wonder if this sort of thing is related to that.
I used this video with my grade 12 World Issues class. They seemed engaged with the content! Great stuff!
Demography sounds really interesting. I wish there were a Crash Course on it.
I plan on becoming a Demographer. This video made me realize that I have the right career in mind! I get so passionate when hearing or talking about population (past, present, and future) :D
Yes, I've been wanting to get a grasp of this stuff for YEARS!!!!!!
Thank you!
34:00 Awesome.
43:00...very cleverly put.
All in all, great presentation. Thanks a lot!
Well done professor!
This is excellent. Thank you so much for uploading it! It's like a free intro to demography college class. Excellent information!
The most important thing to understand about the food situation today is that there is absolutely enough to feed everyone adequately. Food shortages are caused by people, not drought. It's an issue of distribution, not production.
Most people think the 1984 famine in Ethiopia was the result of a drought. Untrue. The drought made it worse, but it started as a result of war displacing farmers and leaders who seized donated food to sell for arms.
Famine is man made.
Smart, thoughtful people trying to learn me something. Brilliant!
That is literally the best time to teach someone. You could teach 15 years of information in 3 years, simply because a child's brain is so much more adept to learning, I think the number 1 thing to teach at that age would be language. Not just native, but maybe one or two others. It would have to be done right to avoid confusion of the child. But I think it would be the most effective in advancing a culture. Teaching a 2 year old just requires a well trained person.
Imagine if the same material were covered by the history channel. So much more dramatic music and footage of explosions, as well as a bigger focus on how bad it can get rather than the solutions and the responisibility it takes to seek after them.
Thank you for making this video. I really think that at least this level of understanding of demography is important for everyone to know, I'll definitely be sending it to my friends and teachers.
I have learned so much from these videos. They are wonderful! Never stop making them :D
i like everything big think does. i do it before i watch the whole vid because i know it will be that awesome.
makes sound sense!! True, based on data from undernourished and provisioned countries. Shocking that so many in the U.S. (1 in 7) households unable to properly feed their families...Does anyone have a more convincing theory as to reversing these issues? Why is it that when someone proposes actionable, and deductively reasoned proposals, that naysayers always rebut without offering a better or alternative solution? I say shut up or put up!!
Watching this in 2021 with the Covid 19 situation going on, millions of people dying, makes me really think if it is somehow actually THE CHANGE that our world needs. I know it is sad, but this issue about the worldwide rapid population growth is something that should be discussed more.
nice info to know .. you got me very interested in the subject professor !
This video is great! If your in AP Human Geography this would really help you in the beginning of the class.
Just as an advice: I'd be really happy to see a video like this about cognitive science, maybe with Daniel Dannett from Tufts University. That would be awesome.
His name is Joel Coen. He's talking about Thomas Malthus, who in the late 1800s predicted (or 'miffed') that population would eventually devastate the earth.
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I don't have to imagine I have dyslexia.
I will remember what that was like.
Thank God for The literacy council of Tyler Texas.
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Some people are born to share the information and teach.