Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-03-19
Books mentioned on Birthrates Are Plummeting Worldwide. Why?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
-
The Population Bomb
The Population Bomb is a 1968 environmental warning book by Paul R.
Discussed“and what's so amazing about that is a lot of people may remember Paul Erick opened his 1968 book population Bomb by talking about a trip he made to India and there were people everywhere”
Where to get it
-
Extra Life
Extra Life by Steven Johnson is a popular science exploration of how public health, medicine, and scientific innovation doubled the human lifespan over the course of modern history.
Recommended“so I have three books that I love for different reasons so I love extra Life by Steven Johnson it's zooming out to say isn't it remarkable that we have basically added an extra life”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book 8 Billion and Counting
“Jennifer schuba is a political scientist a demographer and the author of the book 8 billion in counting asked her on the show to guide me through what these population numbers actually tell us”
Own book 8 Billion and Counting
“Jennifer schuba is a political scientist a demographer and the author of the book 8 billion in counting asked her on the show to guide me through what these population numbers actually tell us”