Back to Show
It's Okay to Be Smart
How to Defuse the Overpopulation Bomb
Season 6
Episode 4
Is overpopulation real? Is Earth filling up with too many humans? How many people can Earth hold, anyway? As our species approaches 8 billion, human overpopulation is a major concern for many people. How can we reduce poverty and our impact on the environment? Do we need a forced one-child policy or something? Maybe not and here's why.
Support Provided By
12:05
There are parts of you that are living and dying at the same time. We find out how much.
12:27
This episode is about the science and evolutionary history of...butts.
12:38
This could have devastating effects on our future.
11:57
We dug a classic doc that tells the story of the transcontinental burrito hypertunnel.
19:29
We explore all the questions that teach us what's possible in evolution!
14:49
We use lots and lots of mousetraps and ping-pong balls to show how this works.
16:43
Explore why we lie if we’re supposed to be the most socially developed species on Earth?