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If we can't change the world, does anything we do matter?

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If we can't change the world, does anything we do matter?

It’s easy to be disheartened by the puniness of our existence – yet perhaps for the first time in human history, everything depends on decisions each one of us makes

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The covid-19 pandemic has reignited questions about population size

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The covid-19 pandemic has reignited questions about population size

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Paul Ehrlich: There are too many super-consumers on the planet

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Paul Ehrlich: There are too many super-consumers on the planet

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The population debate: Are there too many people on the planet?

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The population debate: Are there too many people on the planet?

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Science journalist Angela Saini

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The return of race science: an interview with Angela Saini

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Martin Rees

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Martin Rees: Humanity's future – predictions for the next century

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Geoff Simm at �鶹��ý Live

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How can we feed 11 billion people sustainably?

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You probably score worse than monkeys on questions about the world

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You probably score worse than monkeys on questions about the world

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China's population growth has been stagnating

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China’s two-child policy linked to 5 million extra babies in 18 months

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We need to talk about how population growth is harming the planet

Discussions of population's impact on Earth have been off limits, but scientists and conservationists are challenging the taboo and politicians must do the same, says Graham Lawton

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Angela Saini video interview: The return of race in mainstream science

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Older people use more energy - and it's not just because of wealth

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Long lost cities in the Amazon were once home to millions of people

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Don't miss – time travel anime, overpopulation and skewed food science

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