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Deserts, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Snow, Paradises, Swamps: Why Do People Live Where They Live in the US?
Deserts, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Snow, Paradises, Swamps
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100,000 Gifts
What happened in 2024 and what will happen in 2025
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10 Other Places Where Geniuses Hide
Groups, networks, the Internet, IQ, state sponsorship, and many more
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The Players of the Syrian Chessboard
What will Israel, Russia, Turkey, the Kurds, Europe, and Lebanon do?
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What Is Happening in Syria?
Assad’s regime has fallen, leaving a power vacuum. Why? Who are the winners and losers? What will happen next?
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Where Geniuses Hide Today
Where are today’s Michelangelos?
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November 2024

The Moral Case for More People on Earth
Today we’re going to cover four points that have emerged from the last few articles on growing our population, but which I haven’t covered yet:
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The Earth Is Better with More People
A world with 2 billion people would be decaying, poor, brutal, violent, hopeless. With 100B, it would be rich, beautiful, vibrant, peaceful, hopeful.
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What Is the Earth’s Carrying Capacity?
Most "experts" don't understand technology or economics
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100 Billion Humans
The world can carry them!
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Is Desalination Everywhere Realistic?
Which countries are doing it already? Are they happy? Is desalinated water safe to drink? Does it taste good? Does it pollute too much? Can we shrink…
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Desalination: a Future of Infinite Water
Desalination is finally cheap, and it’s only getting cheaper. Will this usher a world of plentiful water everywhere? Will we be able to build in the…
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