Fernandez-Armesto's first projection was that the world's population would be contained. Was this projection, made twenty years ago, correct? The United Nations Population Division has published its World Poulation Prospects: 2015 Revision, which contains the latest information on population worldwide, and projections to 2100 (www.esa.un.org/undo/wpp/publications/key_findings_WPP_2015.pdf). World population has reached 7.3 billion, and has increased by... Continue Reading →