Don't Panic: The Truth About Population

Season 1

The world’s population stands at 7 billion and growing. We face huge challenges in terms of food and resources. But as superstar Swedish statistician Hans Rosling reveals, any dread we feel about this is out of date. Birth rates are falling, poverty and hunger can be eradicated, climate change avoided. If you need an injection of optimistic entertainment, this is it. This is how we fix the future.

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S1 E1 - Don't Panic: The Truth About Population
November 5, 2013
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836 million people live in extreme poverty in the world. It’s a stark figure that most people accept as an unfortunate and unavoidable situation. But is it really? Before a dazzling backdrop of bubble graphs and projections, Swedish rockstar statistician Professor Hans Rosling shows that allowing poverty to continue is a choice, not a given, and details the steps we can take to end it.
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Producers: Dan Hillman

Starring: Hans Rosling

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