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Dec 2024
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The Global Fertility Crisis - Paul Morla...

Louise Perry
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My guest today is Paul Morland, Associate Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London and the author of ‘The Human Tide,’ ’Tomorrow’s People,’ and most recently ‘No One Left.’ We spoke about global fertility trends, pronatalism and policy interventions that could help solve declining birth rates, and the role of culture and technology in fertility…

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