La surpopulation est un élément de base de la fiction dystopique depuis des décennies, avec des récits prédisant une expansion illimitée de l’humanité, poussant les ressources de la Terre au point de rupture. Un regard neuf sur les chiffres dépeint un scénario très différent : la démographie humaine chutera, certains pays
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Aujourd’hui, en moyenne, 12 accouchements sur 1 000 dans le monde sont des jumeaux. Cette statistique est la plus élevée depuis des décennies, et très probablement la plus élevée qu’elle ait jamais été. Mais malgré toute la joie qu’apportent les naissances multiples aux familles — deux fois plus de câlins,
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By 2050, there will be 10.6 billion of us on Earth. If the current dominant agricultural model persists, the planet will not be able to withstand the shock. From now on, it will be imperative for earthlings to change their food system: shift to plant-based diets, drastic reduction of food losses and waste,
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A strange idea has been developing for some time: not having a child would help save the planet. Would our readily apocalyptic era be coupled with a post-modern resurgence of Malthusianism? Why add more earthlings to the few billions of us who have already spent so much time on the planet?
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There are 7.7 billion of us living on this Earth. Another 80 million every year, or 220,000 every day. Even if the pace has slowed down a little, the trend leads us to a world population of more than 8 billion souls by 2022 to reach the 10 billion mark in 2050.
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What science knows about tomorrow's world: Artificial intelligence, transhumanism, climate threat, overpopulation... Our life in 2050 - Edited by Jim Al-Khalili Edition Quanto, March 2018 - 333 pages A bicycle that repairs itself? A pill thanks to which you won't be
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Humanity is on track to reach 11 billion people by the end of the century, according to recent data provided by the United Nations. The problem is quite simple: humans are at the root of all "sustainability" problems. If humans did not exist, there would not be
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