Several crises are set to define the next century -- but journalist Aaron Bastani believes we have the technological ability to meet our biggest challenges and create unprecedented levels of prosperity for all. He shows how we could get...

By 2050, the global population is projected to reach 9.8 billion. How are we going to feed everyone? Investment-banker-turned-farmer Stuart Oda points to indoor vertical farming: growing food on tiered racks in a controlled,...

Hank talks about the issues of rising global population.

Around 74,000 years ago, a volcano called Toba in Sumatra exploded, and some scientists think it had a serious impact on the human population and some...don't.

By 2050, the number of Muslims around the world will nearly equal the number of Christians, as Islam will grow faster than any other major world religion.

Pupil outcome: I can describe the impact of a growing population on our planet and make predictions for the future. Key learning points: - Population growth is the increase in the number of humans on Earth over time. - The growing...

The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 claimed millions of lives across the globe. Known at the time as 'Spanish Flu', the first documented outbreak occurred at Camp Funston, Kansas.

Our demographics look different than they did even seventy years ago. People are choosing to have less children, which leads to an aging population that could strain social services and deal a blow to the economy. But isn’t slower...

Migration to other countries is more prevalent than ever. What human factors determine our movement around the world? Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Emigration is the act of leaving one's country to...

The global population is growing rapidly and soon the world could be overpopulated. Life as we know it could become unsustainable. What can we do to avoid this? Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. There are over 7.5...

Exploring models which describe changes in birth and death rates as countries go through five stages of development. How does development impact population age and rate of change? Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. The...

There are fewer images of Death personified than the scythe-wielding skeletal form of the Grim Reaper. But where did it come from? You may have heard that this haunting figure emerged as a result of the Black Plague, but that’s only a...

From about 2 million years ago until 13,000 years ago there were several human species inhabiting the earth. In fact, 100,000 years ago there were at least 6 different human species! Today there’s just us: Homo sapiens. In this video...