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Understanding population growth with colorful liquid

NPR produced this video about how the world’s population reached 7 billion in record time. They visualize the growth by using colorful liquid in dripping beakers. Not a bad representation…

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Crowded train station in India

Photo: Pavel Rahman/NYT The New York Times Lens Blog today posted this crazy photo of a train station in India being completely overrun by occupants and riders. The photo was accompanying their post on the world population reaching 7 billion … Continue reading

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National Geographic: The most typical person on earth

Back in December, I posted a video from National Geographic about the world’s population reaching an estimated 7 billion in 2011. The video is now joined by this 2nd video posted below about the characteristics of the most typical person … Continue reading

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National Geographic Magazine: 7 Billion Population

National Geographic Magazine is doing a year-long series on the world’s population reaching about 7 billion in 2011. In this video above, they go through how the world’s population has changed over time and how that population change has made … Continue reading

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