In which Hank and John Green teach you a Crash Course on the modern revolution, and the upside of the progress that humanity has made in the last 500 years or so. And while there are two sides to every history, and many of these changes...

From the return of nomadic living to a climate-disrupted world, author and global strategist Parag Khanna has some predictions for humanity. Get a fascinating glimpse at the future as he tackles an urgent question: Where on Earth will...

Hans Rosling had a question: Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others -- and how does this affect global population growth? Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Qatar, he graphs data over time and across religions. With his...

A new report on climate change is pretty grim, but there is still a little hope.

SciShow News explains the science behind the latest virus outbreak in the U.S., and examines surprising new predictions about the future of the world’s human population.

You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world."

Marcel Dicke makes an appetizing case for adding insects to everyone's diet. His message to squeamish chefs and foodies: delicacies like locusts and caterpillars compete with meat in flavor, nutrition and eco-friendliness.

The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans Rosling unveils at TED@Cannes using...

A primer on exponential and logistic growth, with epidemics as a central example

Today we’re going to talk about the link between population and food energy. As the world's population keeps growing, finding ways to provide enough food and water for everyone while supporting a sustainable environment can be tricky! ...

In this video Paul Andersen explains how the world population has undergone exponential growth since the industrial revolution. Predicting the future world population is difficult because each country will grow at different rates. ...

In this video Paul Andersen explains how society influences the natural world through increasing science, engineering and technology. As the world population increases it will require more natural resources and it will impact the global...

How does a country come to be termed More Economically Developed? And why does this matter? Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. More Economically Developed Country (MEDC) refers to a nation amongst the richest in the...

On this episode, we sit down with doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker- Prof. Hans Rosling, the man who makes data dance! Hans reflects on important demographic changes and the implications for global health.

Genghis Khan remains one of the most feared and respected conquerors of all time. His biography is shrouded in mystery and contradiction, but the facts about Genghis Khan are that he rose up from almost certain death on the Mongolian...

India and China are set to converge to lifestyles and consumption levels similar to those enjoyed by the industrialized countries. The rise of these new economic giants puts enormous strain on the earth's biosphere. At the same time,...

A cyborg startup blends man with machine, an algorithm masters audio recordings and robots manage a vegetable garden. Plus, Anthony and Michael speak with a scientist pioneering batteries that are safe to eat.



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Data… Nowadays information is being collected on everything… we have data coming out of our ears. These numbers might be showing us something very meaningful but who can really tell? This is where bar graphs and pie charts come into...

The United Nations predicts that there will be more than eight billion people on earth.

The world population has reached eight billion people, according to the United Nations. Some experts believe that number is starting to stabilize, but there are serious concerns about how humans are crowding out other species.

United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands discusses the importance of financial health and inclusion, and how banks and financial services play a role in...

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai talks about where he sees Google's next $1 trillion in value and plans to evolve search and AI. He also weighs in on the future of the metaverse in the aftermath of controversies involving Meta's Facebook. He...

Bestselling author and FutureMap Founder and Managing Partner Parag Khanna discusses changes wrought by the pandemic. He speaks from the first morning of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum with Shery Ahn.

Migrants now make up 3.5% of the world's population compared to 2.8% in 2000.