The world’s — and the Pacific Rim’s — disastrous population implosion

Absent a horrific military clash, the Pacific Rim that has produced so much innovation seems about to settle into an increasingly uncomfortable, hardscrabble, and uncreative old age, with no ... Read More

Barone: The world’s – and the Pacific Rim’s – disastrous population implosion | News, Sports, Jobs - Standard-Examiner

Not everyone has agreed. More people, argued the late economist Julian Simon, means more inventors, more innovators, more creators. Benjamin Franklin was the 15th of his father’s 17 children. Read More

Many Pacific islands are untouched by COVID-19. Its arrival could be disastrous | PBS News

The Pacific has the world’s highest levels of Type 2 diabetes and is home to eight out of the 10 most obese countries. The prevalence of these ailments stem from challenges in delivering and ... Read More

The World's — and the Pacific Rim's — Disastrous Population Implosion - Daily Herald

Absent a horrific military clash, the Pacific Rim that has produced so much innovation seems about to settle into an increasingly uncomfortable, hardscrabble and uncreative old age, with no ... Read More

Barone: The world’s – and the Pacific Rim’s – disastrous population implosion | News, Sports, Jobs - Daily Herald

The global replacement rate, they point out, is 2.2 children per woman, with the .2 representing the children who do not grow into adulthood and the excess of boys over girls in countries where ... Read More