Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2024-02-24
Books mentioned on Selects: How Zero Population Growth Works
In 1968, Paul Erlich published The Population Bomb, predicting coming famine and mass death. Erlich's predictions didn't pan out but his ideas launched a debate still raging today.
Josh Clark discussed The Pump House Gang by Tom Wolfe and Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner. Chuck Bryant discussed Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison. Also mentioned: The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich.
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The Population Bomb
The Population Bomb by Paul R.
Discussed“Oh yeah, that's not—I’m thinking of, yeah, different guy. So this guy, he wrote other things besides The Population Bomb.”
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The Pump House Gang
Discussed“Tom Wolf the great writer uh wrote uh in the pump house gang in 1968 uh he actually referenced the behavioral snc”
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Make Room! Make Room!
Discussed“of course soent green yeah great uh great movie from the novel make room make room I no idea what was called that I didn't either”
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Stand on Zanzibar
Discussed“there's another novel called Stand on Zanzibar and um there were uh people called muckers who ran a muck and just suddenly went crazy and started killing a bunch of people”
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