The Curious Task

Pierre Desrochers & Joanna Szurmak — Is Overpopulation Hurting the Planet?

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Alex Aragona chats with Pierre Desrochers and Joanna Szurmak as they explore whether or not an increasing population necessarily harms the planet. 

References from Episode 5 with Pierre Desrochers and Joanna Szurmak:

  • You can purchase Pierre Desrochers and Joanna Szurmak’s book Population Bombed!: Exploding the Link Between Overpopulation and Climate Change on Amazon Canada at this link.
  •  You can read Thomas Malthus’ book An Essay on the Principle of Population here.
  • You can read Garrett Hardin’s article Lifeboat Ethics here.
  • You can read Matt Ridley’s article How Technology Evolves here.
  • You can purchase the book Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund on Amazon Canada at this link.
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