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What President-elect Barack Obama needs to know about population
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Molly Webster
Guest: Joel E. Cohen
Thursday, December 11 2008
"Do we want jaguars with four wheels or four legs? What kind of world do we want?"
— Joel E. Cohen on allocating earth's resources
— Joel E. Cohen on allocating earth's resources
Today, 6.7 billion people live on the planet. Nine billion are expected by 2050. Dare we call it overpopulation? Population expert Joel Cohen joins us to talk about population growth, and the role the White House can play in helping all of us live both comfortably and sustainably.
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- Joel Cohen's Dec 4 commentary article in the Journal Nature-secondary education will reduce population growth
- Joel E. Cohen-Joel Cohen's Rockefeller University web page
- U.S Census Bureau's Live Population Clock
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The show is a co-production of WNYC Radio and Public Radio International,
in collaboration with The BBC World Service, New York Times Radio and WGBH Boston.
