THE VIDEO SHELF · world population growth
Overpopulation – The Human Explosion Explained
A Kurzgesagt explainer on why the human population exploded and why growth is slowing, drawing on Our World in Data. It argues that birth rates fall as countries develop, easing overpopulation fears.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it in population, climate, and birth-rate threads as a clear, light-hearted overview of the demographic transition.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
- Topic
- world population growth
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 12
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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If you're worried about overpopulation on Earth, check out Kurzgesagt's video on the topic. It's absolutely essential. [VIDEO]
Fej on Hacker News · 2017-07
In Japan's population is falling faster than ever beforeThe trend is universal, although some developing countries have not reached that stage yet. Kurzgesagt has a good video on this: [VIDEO]
xiaq on Hacker News · 2017-05
In Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas (2012)> the likes of China and India are by far the biggest culprits while Africa is projected to quadruple it's population while rapidly industrializing. The growing number of people is the main problem. Bullshit. The western ignorance and entitlement is unreal. Americans and Europeans are …
rocknor on Hacker News · 2021-06
In The American West is drying out. Things will get ugly
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