Skeptoid #1035: How Disastrous Are Declining Birth Rates?

About this episode

The episode discusses the claims about declining birth rates and evaluates whether it is truly a disaster.

Popular influencers claim birth rates are declining disastrously. How true is that, and is it a disaster? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Host: Brian Dunning

Topics covered

• birth rates
• demographics
• population decline
• social issues
• influencers

Keywords

• birth rates
• decline
• disaster
• influencers
• population
• social impact

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