The Population Bomb – ready to blow?
Keith Stevens
- Region:
- North West
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £60 fee and 40p per mile travel
- Category:
- Science
- Updated:
- 13th July 2022
- Tagged:
- Population | Fertility | Birth Rate
We can’t go on flooding the planet with people – something has to give. Looks at worldwide statistics to set the scene, but the emphasis is on the social aspects. Will we need to curtail life expectancy? What is happening to fertility? What will limit us? What is the future of migration? Will we run out of food and water? Can we learn anything from the animal kingdom? And is a super virus ready to pounce?
Views: 527 | Enquiries: 1About Keith Stevens
26 years at the Atomic Energy Authority. In 1995 I took up a post in an engineering company in Gloucester, working on surface coatings. I became the Research and Development Director and retired after 16 years in 2011. I continued with consultancy work, including companies in the power generation industry. My degree is in physics, at Birmingham.
I speak on 16 varied subjects, including Climate Change, Energy, Population (A bomb?), Water (Elixir of life), Money (How does it all work?), Dreams (Own theory), Ordnance Survey, ET (Will we ever shake his hand?), Robotics, Waste, Apocalypse (what will wipe us out first?), Jesus (the real man), Lies and Damn Lies (A humorous take on statistics, 'Balls' - a look at how different sports balls behave.
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Keith Stevens
- Money Makes the World go Round
- Climate Change? What Climate Change?
- From Flint to Fusion
- Finding your way
- Water – The Elixir of Life
- Will we ever shake hands with ET?
- Apocalypse when?
- Our Dreaming Beast
- Jesus - the real man
- Lies and Damn Lies - A Random Sample of Statistics, Odds and Probabilities for the Bewildered
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