Is Population Collapse A Real Risk? - Stephen J. Shaw - #583

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Stephen Shaw. He's a data scientist and a filmmaker. Over the last seven years, Stephen has visited 24 countries and analyzed millions of pieces of data to work out what is happening with global birth rates and predict the Earth's future population. The answer is shocking, and literally every person needs to be aware of it. I expect to learn how 70% of countries on Earth are below the population tipping point, what the cause of such rapidly changing birth rates can be attributed to, why women seem to find motherhood less attractive in 2023, whether marriage rates need to be raised, if cost of living, hormonal birth control or environmentalism is to blame, and much more. This is a very, very important conversation. Stephen's platform is nowhere near as big as it should be. The documentary that we're discussing today, I think has 5,000 plays on YouTube, even though it was nominated for a bunch of awards. I am so happy to have got him at this stage of his career, where I think that there is a lot of upside and ceiling that we can push him through. But this is really, really pretty sort of shocking, terrifying stuff. And you're going to want to sit down and maybe even take some notes for this because it really does change a lot about how we view the future. If you think that living on a world where there are too many people is a bad situation, wait until you're living on one where there are too few. It's not all doom and gloom. There are glimmers of hope in the future, but we do need to do something about this. And it is, like I say, one of the most important conversations that I think almost nobody is having right now. So get ready for this one. In other news, this episode is brought to you by Gymshark. They've just released their brand new Rest Day collection, which is for both men and women. And it's awesome. If you are off training for the day and you want to lounge about, or you're traveling somewhere, you're going on a plane, this stuff is just phenomenal. Premium quality fabrics, amazing fit, super comfortable, extra soft cotton, I'm blown away. Gymshark always releases pretty much every single month an amazing new collection. The guy's stuff, the fit, especially on the T-shirts and the tops is just next level. It's tight on the arms. It's well fitted across the back and the chest. It's nice and loose in the body. It's everything that I wear from them now is continually impressive. And all of the girls stuff, you already know what girls look like in Gymshark leggings. I do not need to remind you. So yes, wherever you are in the world, you can get a 10% discount on everything from Gymshark's products by going to bit.ly slash sharkwisdom and the code MW10 at checkout. There is a 100 pound or $120 minimum purchase, but there's free returns. So just buy as much as you need and send the rest back. That's bit.ly slash sharkwisdom and MW10 at checkout. In other other news, this episode is brought to you by Whoop. Whoop doesn't just tell you what you've done. It tells you what you need to do. It is more than just a fitness tracker. It is a coach that can help you identify areas for improvement in your life, reinforcing positive behaviors and helping you to alleviate habits that have a negative impact on your overall health and well-being. Whoop is changing the game when it comes to wearable tech. Most humans have a desire to improve, but quite often it can be tough to know where to start. Whoop helps you understand exactly what you need to do in order to improve your overall health and well-being, whether it's helping you to get more quality sleep or letting you know when to push hard versus when you need to recover and rest. It tracks absolutely everything 24-7 by a non-invasive, super comfortable wearable that you put on your wrist. And you can join for free, pay nothing for the brand new Whoop 4 strap, plus you get your first month for free. And there's a 30-day money-back guarantee. So you can buy it for free, try it for free. And if you don't like it after 29 days, they'll give you your money back. Head to join.whoop.com/modernwisdom. That's join.whoop.com/modernwisdom.
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