Stephen J. Shaw is a data scientist & demographer. He is the writer and director of ‘Birthgap - Childless World’, a documentary exploring the global decline in birth rates. Check out part one here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6s8QlIGanA

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Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.

00:00 Intro 

01:41 Stephen Shaw’s Background

02:35 "But I Thought World Population Was Growing"

04:16 False Information About Population Explosion

08:37 Negatives of Population Decline

10:59 Reasons for the Sudden Population Collapse

15:20 Economic Triggers for Childlessness

19:13 Sponsor Message: Locals 

20:15 The Lie We’re Being Sold About Fertility

24:06 Economic & Societal Difficulties with Raising Families

30:51 Cambridge University Protests 

37:09 Dropping Fertility Levels in Men & Women 

38:36 Cultural & Climate Issues Stopping People from Starting Families 

41:31 Cultural Norms & Childlessness

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47:29 Does the Pill Contribute to Population Decline?

49:24 Egg Freezing & Delaying Parenthood

51:44 Societal Consequences of an Ageing Population 

57:54 Is There an Antidote for Population Collapse?

1:02:10 Antinatalism in Different Cultures

1:06:06 Advice to Young People on Becoming Parents

1:07:45 What’s the One Thing We’re Not Talking About?