Weekly: How declining birth rates could shake up society; Humanoid robots; Top prize in mathematics
#242 Human population growth is coming to an end. The global population is expected to peak between 2060 and 2080, then start falling. Many countries will have much lower birth rates than would be needed to support ageing populations. These demographic projections have major implications for the way our societies…
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