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DEAN SPEARS: the depopulation of humanity

DEAN SPEARS: the depopulation of humanity

Update: 2025-07-10
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Dean Spears is an economic demographer and development economist, co-author of After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People. Dean explores the future of global population trends, noting that depopulation is now the most likely scenario, and the inherent ethical considerations of reducing the population and the practical implications for global challenges like climate change.


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DEAN SPEARS: the depopulation of humanity

DEAN SPEARS: the depopulation of humanity