Human population as one people -a look ahead.

Posted By TheUniversalOne on July 29, 2011

Interesting article that made me think about where we are heading into the future. With so many people on the earth and the population projected to climb, its more important than ever that we learn to get along and understand our similarities are what binds us in love, and the differences we let divide us our what tear us apart in fear.

SCIENCE ORIGINALS
9 Billion?
Leslie Roberts

World population is expected to pass 7 billion in late October and is projected to top 9 billion by 2050; the latest U.N. projections put it at about 10 billion in 2100. But all population projections are uncertain, as they are entirely dependent on assumptions about the future—for instance, how many children a woman will have 20 or 30 years hence. In that sense, the numbers in these graphics compiled by Science can be considered best scientific guesses, not destiny. What’s more, the further out one looks, the cloudier these projections become. Still, they offer a window into what the world might look like in 2050.

Science Magazine 29 July 2011:
Vol. 333 no. 6042 pp. 540-543