What happens to humanity after the spike? ft. Dean Spears

About this episode

Dean Spears discusses his book 'After the Spike' and the implications of a declining global population.

Dean Spears is the author of the new book After the Spike about why the world's population will peak this century. We discuss why demographers are pretty certain that worldwide population will start to decline around 50 years from now, whether or not we should be concerned about it, and what we can do if we think it's not necessarily a good thing. Support the podcast and get involved with your local chapter by becoming a member of the Center for New Liberalism. Join at https://cnliberalism.org/become-a-member Got questions? Send us a note at mailbag@cnliberalism.org . Follow us at: https://twitter.com/CNLiberalism https://cnliberalism.org/ https://www.instagram.com/cnliberalism/

People in this episode

Guest: Dean Spears

Topics covered

• population decline
• demography
• humanity's future
• social implications
• global trends

Keywords

• population peak
• demographers
• future of humanity
• social concerns
• global population

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