{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64e11b3fcc399200115010f0/6a88b00720cb324b7764a8bf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Daily Episode 225 - The Peak Population Question","description":"<p>New research suggests that the global population will peak much earlier than expected, and that's without considering major collapse forces:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/below-replacement-fertility-world-population/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Economists Say World Population May Have Already Crossed into Below Replacement Fertility, Faster Than U.N. Estimates</a></p><p><a href=\"https://phys.org/news/2026-05-mathematical-global-population.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New mathematical model suggests global population crash by 2064</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/opinion/population-forecast-birth-rate.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w1A.3xXN.CsiY5zuQ-o57\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Opinion | The Population Bust Is Coming Sooner Than Anyone Is Prepared For - The New York Times</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~jesusfv/Demographics.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Demographics.pdf</a> (PDF FILE)</p><p><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/which-countries-have-already-passed-peak-population-and-when-will-the-rest-do-so\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Which countries have already passed peak population, and when will the rest do so? | Our World in Data</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Kory & Kellan"}