The world’s population has never been bigger, and it’s still growing. but there’s a movement of “pronatalists” who see the slowing birth rate in wealthy, educated populations as a doomsday scenario in the making-and they’ve found their spokesman in one Elon Musk.
Guest: Sophie Alexander, reporter for Bloomberg
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4 июл 2024
