Episodes

  • O - Overpopulation

    O - Overpopulation
    Nov 14 2024
    Overpopulation is a demographic issue closely related to resource distribution and sustainability. We delve deeper into the topic with Chiara Gullo.
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    5 mins
  • N - neomalthusianism

    N - neomalthusianism
    Nov 14 2024
    How do we respond to Thomas Robert Malthus’ theories? In this episode, we discuss neo-Malthusianism and how the implementation of birth control measures can prevent the widening gap between available resources and population growth.
    The text is written by Elisa Antonia Blaj
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    5 mins
  • N - Neolithic Revolution

    N - Neolithic Revolution
    Nov 14 2024
    So far, we’ve analyzed periods “only” a few centuries distant from us: in this episode, Luna Aimeri takes us on a journey over 10,000 years back in time to discuss the demographic transformations of the Neolithic Revolution.
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    7 mins
  • M - Modern and Contemporary Public Health

    M - Modern and Contemporary Public Health
    Nov 14 2024
    How do we analyze public health from a demographic perspective, and what connects the two? Nadezda Tsarkova offers an answer to these questions.
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    7 mins
  • M - Merchantilsm

    M - Merchantilsm
    Nov 14 2024
    Luca Marino invites us to take a step back in time! We are in the midst of the Age of Discovery, and in the ports of the major Mediterranean cities, ships laden with goods from every corner of the known world abound: mercantilism reigns supreme. But what exactly is mercantilism? Let’s discover it together.
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    6 mins
  • M - Malthus, Population and Predictions

    M - Malthus, Population and Predictions
    Nov 14 2024
    With Isabela Alcantara Nunes, we talk about the theories of Thomas Robert Malthus, who argued that a mismatch between population growth and resource production leads to the spread of poverty, hunger, and inequality in the world, making birth control measures necessary.
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    6 mins
  • L - Life Expectancy

    L - Life Expectancy
    Nov 14 2024
    Life expectancy is a rather fascinating statistical measure: it aims to gauge the quality of life conditions in a given population by taking the average age of death within that population as a reference point. Juliette Renée and Marie-Claire Aze describe the method of calculation and the practical applications that life expectancy can have in policy.
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    7 mins
  • H - Hunger

    H - Hunger
    Nov 14 2024
    In this episode, Mariia Molodtsova discusses famines and their impact on the economy and development of societies throughout history, as well as explores possible strategies for eradicating them permanently.
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    6 mins