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We seem bound to learn the hard way that there really is a limit to how many people the Earth can support. 
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February 26, 2016 8:23 AM
Well stated! From Seth Dixon - His insight: The ideas of Thomas Malthus have always loomed large; the scope includes some of the biggest issues facing humanity's continued existence on this planet. His controversial ideas have been debated for centuries and the way we frame the debate is oftentimes in terms that are derived from Malthusian ideas (for example the terms overpopulation, carrying capacity, and sustainability). This op-ed written by the President of the Canada's Population institute provides a way to get student to assess the strengths of an argument and to identify the bias/perspective of the author.
Questions to Ponder: What did Malthus get right? What did he get wrong?
Tags: Demographics, population, APHG, unit 2 population. 
Deanna Metz's curator insight,
March 1, 2016 8:01 PM
The ideas of Thomas Malthus have always loomed large; the scope includes some of the biggest issues facing humanity's continued existence on this planet. His controversial ideas have been debated for centuries and the way we frame the debate is oftentimes in terms that are derived from Malthusian ideas (for example the terms overpopulation, carrying capacity, and sustainability). This op-ed written by the President of the Canada's Population institute provides a way to get student to assess the strengths of an argument and to identify the bias/perspective of the author. Questions to Ponder: What did Malthus get right? What did he get wrong? Tags: Demographics, population, APHG, unit 2 population. 
Danielle Yen's curator insight,
March 10, 2016 9:23 AM
The ideas of Thomas Malthus have always loomed large; the scope includes some of the biggest issues facing humanity's continued existence on this planet. His controversial ideas have been debated for centuries and the way we frame the debate is oftentimes in terms that are derived from Malthusian ideas (for example the terms overpopulation, carrying capacity, and sustainability). This op-ed written by the President of the Canada's Population institute provides a way to get student to assess the strengths of an argument and to identify the bias/perspective of the author.
Questions to Ponder: What did Malthus get right? What did he get wrong?
Tags: Demographics, population, APHG, unit 2 population.
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"Join Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan and wander through the lost city of Petra in Street View http://goo.gl/ixZRa9 "
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Andrej Ciesielski, an urban adventurer with a penchant for climbing, daringly (and illegally) scaled to the top of the Pyramid of Cheops – the Great Pyramid of Giza – and captured some …... Via Joy Kinley
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January 29, 2016 12:07 PM
It is a phenomenal view and to experience it first hand rather than through pictures would be awesome. However, for safety of both the person and the artifact this is illegal. Should this mans actions be applauded for bravery or penalized for breaking the law?
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Ironically, the flat-earth myth has historically been used to demonize religion and to lionize scientists. Via Joy Kinley
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January 29, 2016 11:22 AM
Sailors and mathematicians knew for years that the Earth was round - the flat Earth thought was just a way for people to make the past sound inferior and the Columbus to sound even more innovative and important.
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February 12, 2016 4:21 PM
Flint, Michigan has made the news with the problems that they have had with lead in the water. Almost any older building or furniture was at one time painted with lead paint and as that flakes off it can cause developmental problems.
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A geopolitical history of all empires, nations, kingdoms, armies and republics. More than 500 world maps spanning all historical events up to today. View in ...
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Romania's Soviet-era approach to child rearing led to one of history’s most comprehensive studies on the effects of institutionalisation on young children.
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22 December 2015 | Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the OECD’s Secretary-General Until the Industrial Revolution, neither formal education [...]...
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America’s largest ethnic group has assimilated so well that people barely notice it Via Mr. David Burton
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This is a comprehensive collection of the spiritual texts recited in Sanskrit with translations in English & Hindi
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Why we should think twice before letting kids watch some Disney movies.
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Matt Black's photo project The Geography of Poverty documents communities whose poverty rate exceeds 20%. On assignment for MSNBC, Black travelled acr...
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January 4, 2016 9:45 AM
Normally we think of ancient civilizations beginning along great river valleys this one occurs at a high altitude. This is a civilization that is not mentioned in most world history textbooks and the religion or belief system is different than what we normally associate with the region.
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The realities of speech are much more complicated than the words used to describe it.
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January 29, 2016 10:53 AM
I hadn't considered what was the difference between a dialect and a language. I knew that some languages were easy for people to speak and understand but hadn't thought that they were probably just different dialects.
There are no clear cut rules on what makes a language - does it need to be written, have a country of origin, etc. Do we need to understand these difference or just accept that some languages are merely dialect and some dialects are actually different languages?
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Living in a town with the world's largest telescope makes it impossible for Green Bank, West Virginia residents to use any wireless device — but they can't miss what they never had.
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January 29, 2016 12:14 PM
No wifi - phones - many of the things that we take for-granted. The waves that the electronics use interfere with the research that goes on here.
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The average person's geography skills are fairly poor beyond their region. Test your knowledge of the countries at HowStuffWorks.
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During the Chinese New Year, the Chinese regime’s documentary channel, CCTV-9, ran a series on declassified China-Russia foreign affair files.
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"After a split of more than 1,000 years, the persecution of Christian by extremists in the Middle East and Africa have brought the two churches closer."
Pope Francis and the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church will meet in Cuba next week in a first-ever encounter between the heads of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches since the Great Schism of 1054.
Tags: religion, Christianity.
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February 7, 2016 11:41 AM
This meeting is very monumental for the Christian faith and all its sectors because the two heads of each faith have not met in 962 years. Hopefully this meeting will only bring positive outcomes especially for the Christians being persecuted in the Middle East. It will be interesting to see if the two leaders continue to meet and make actions towards peace in the Middle East together. If the people of both faiths truly believe and carry out what their faith teaches, there will not be any problems with this meeting or continued action among the Christian faiths.
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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-world-history-the-complete-series-dvd-set to buy a set ...
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February 2, 2016 6:16 AM
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“ The country’s most formative stories are coming alive in a new digital “Panorama.””
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The Indian Constitution guarantees equality under the law. But for women facing a patriarchal social order, strict caste rules and centuries of traditions, that guarantee means little.
