Author: Paul R. Ehrlich
Paul R. Ehrlich is Bing Professor of Population Studies
Is the Population Bomb Finally Exploding?
The quick answer to that question is “Yes.” But the finally requires qualification. The population bomb—the power of population size and its rapid growth to greatly darken the human future—has actually been exploding for many decades. It’s just that until recently people in general and the media in particular have not been paying attention. For …