Today we're stemming away from the typical stories and creative world.
Instead we're going to (briefly) talk about world population.
The following video essentially sums up everything in a neat little video presentation, but I was surprised with all I had learned by the time it had stopped playing.
I really can't believe the rate and which we've been growing. It's absolutely nuts. It's also scary thinking about how crowded the planet is getting - we're already in a sense killing the Earth, so as we continue to grow as a population, we're going to keep damaging our home. It'll be a major problem we will have to face down the road.
On a completely different note - how friggin' cool is the device they built? Whoever came up for the schematics for it deserves a pat on the back. While I doubt it is extremely accurate - it's a genius way to use water to easily depict population growth.
While I can't say I have a solution to combat our growing numbers - I hope this video made you stop and think about it. It's something we haven't seen the last of.
Very succinct, very powerful. This is something my class has been discussing at length. Another video that you shared that I will use in one of my classes!
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Awesome video! I always look forward to reading your finds and stories.
ReplyDeleteHere's a little caveat to the video: With 5% of the population, it's estimated that the U.S. consumes 30% of the world's resources. Elsewhere, Western consumption is estimated at 8 times that of a "developing" country! I would love to see a similar demo based on resource consumption - although I think I'd be afraid to see the results!