Crash Course World History - Season 2 Episode 15 Population, Sustainability, and Malthus
In which John Green teaches you about population. So, how many people can reasonably live on the Earth? Thomas Malthus got it totally wrong in the 19th century, but for some reason, he keeps coming up when we talk about population. In 1800, the human population of the Earth passed 1 billion, and Thomas Malthus posited that growth had hit its ceiling, and the population would level off and stop growing. He was totally right. Just kidding, he was totally wrong! There are like 7 billion people on the planet now! John will teach a little about how Malthus made his calculations, and explain how Malthus came up with the wrong answer. As is often the case, it has to do with making projections based on faulty assumptions. Man, people do that a lot.
Year: 2015
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: YouTube
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Cast: John Green
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First Air Date: Jan 26, 2012
Last Air date: Apr 04, 2015
Season: 2 Season
Episode: 72 Episode
Runtime: 12 minutes
IMDb: 6.70/10 by 3.00 users
Popularity: 9.775
Language: English
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Drought and Famine
How World War I Started
Who Started World War I
The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age)
The Rise of the West and Historical Methodology
Asian Responses to Imperialism
The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution
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Islam and Politics
The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation
Luther and the Protestant Reformation
Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire
World War II, A War for Resources
Congo and Africa's World War
Water and Classical Civilizations
Conflict in Israel and Palestine
The Vikings!
War and Nation Building in Latin America
Iran's Revolutions
Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History
Nonviolence and Peace Movements
Capitalism and the Dutch East India Company
Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China