The Population Bomb, 50 Years Later: A Conversation with Paul Ehrlich
b'In 1968, the best-seller \\u201cThe Population Bomb,\\u201d written by Paul and Anne Ehrlich (but credited solely to Paul) warned of the perils of overpopulation: mass starvation, societal upheaval, environmental deterioration. The book was criticized at the time for painting an overly dark picture of the future. But while not all of the Ehrlich\\u2019s dire predictions have come to pass, the world\\u2019s population has doubled since then, to over seven billion, straining the planet\\u2019s resources and heating up our climate. Can the earth continue to support an ever-increasing number of humans? On its 50th anniversary, we revisit \\u201cThe Population Bomb\\u201d with Paul Ehrlich.\\n\\nGuest:\\nPaul R. Ehrlich, President, Center for Conservation Biology, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University; co-author, \\u201cThe Population Bomb\\u201d (Ballantine, 1968)\\n\\nThis program was recorded at Stanford University.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'