It isn't as big an issue as the world's ageing population, but pb's ageing population worries me. When I started out here I was towards the younger end of the spectrum. Now ... I think… (View Post)

It's (grimly) fascinating, isn't it? No matter what the political and social framework, birth rates are falling massively. In Africa they are still high, but look at most thirty years behin… (View Post)

It's relevant if potential parents die before they get the chance to become parents. (View Post)

What was it last time? EDIT: just looked it up. Last time Joe B won it 5-0, and in 2014 Hillary won 4-2. (View Post)

Maybe in the analogy, all you have to kill the polar bear with is a massive fuck-off flamethrower, which significantly accelerates the melting of the ice flow. So you can address the immediate danger… (View Post)