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The Population Bomb That Never Went Off
In 1960, three scientists predicted that human population growth would reach a mathematical breaking point on Friday, November 13, 2026. We're almost there, and civilization seems to be holding up.
For decades, experts warned that overpopulation would destroy humanity. Now they're warning that declining birth rates will do the same thing. From The Population Bomb and Soylent Green to today's fears of population collapse, we examine our remarkable talent for predicting demographic disaster—and getting the future wrong.
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