One Child to Rule Them All
If we really want to combat climate change, why not institute a serious cap on human population? It's a common question, and on today's episode we talk about a future in which there is a global one-child policy put in place, and why that might not actually be a very good, or just, idea.\nGuests:\n\n\nDr. Jade Sasser \u2014 Associate professor of gender and sexuality studies at UC Riverside, author of On Infertile Ground, Population Control and Women\u2019s Rights in the Era of Climate Change.\n\n\nDr. Leslie Wang \u2014 Assistant professor of sociology at UMass Boston and author of Outsourced Children: Orphanage Care and Adoption in Globalizing China\n\n\n\nMeehan Crist \u2014 Writer-in-residence in Biological Sciences at Columbia University.\n\n\n\u2192 \u2192 \u2192\xa0Further reading & resources here! \u2190 \u2190 \u2190\xa0\n\u3030\ufe0f\u3030\ufe0f\u3030\ufe0f For more about FLASH FORWARD PRESENTS head this way. \u3030\ufe0f\u3030\ufe0f\u3030\ufe0f\n\nFlash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. The voice of our future overlord was played by Brent Rose.\xa0\nGet in touch: \xa0Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.com\nSupport the show: Patreon // Donorbox\nSubscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices