{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7144a390-7a86-440e-9b2e-db712c18368c/6880ea51e0a86cc3ab54a556?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Our shrinking and ageing world","description":"<p>Humans have never been healthier or better fed. We’re living longer, but having fewer children - and many countries’ populations are now shrinking. Gideon discusses these trends with demographer Nicholas Eberstadt. Have smartphones played a role in our declining fertility? How will we look after our elderly people? Is migration the answer? <em>Clip: CBC</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4f3fDSp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The fight to revive Europe’s shrinking rural areas</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4lKlX3S\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Population undercounting threatens public policy, scientists warn</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4o7Ri28\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Japan urged to use gloomier population forecasts after plunge in births</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/452TVcC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The unspoken truth about the baby bust</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/44IOAZ9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Brain ageing is the best predictor of longevity, scientists find</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/gideonrachman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@gideonrachman</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/d3a8385f-12bd-45c5-8eb5-2520751bc83c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}