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How to Defuse the Overpopulation Bomb

Provided by: Be Smart |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12

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  • This animated video on overpopulation details how Earth's population has changed over time, why these changes have occurred, and what this might mean for our future. 
  • Increasing women's access to education is described as a key solution to curb population growth in parts of the developing world. 
  • The video ends with a short interview of Bill Gates where he describes the relationship between improving health and curbing population growth.
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Subjects: Biology, History
Authors: Be Smart, PBS
Region: Global
Languages: English

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