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EPISODE · Apr 10, 2026 · 28 MIN

Paul Ehrlich's Legacy—"The Population Bomb" Destroyed Lives

from The Carrie Abbott Show · host Carrie Abbott

Paul Ehrlich recently died at the age of 93. His ideas about population control, the impact of "too many" people, and the methods he embraced to lower population impacted the behavior of people, policy, and nations for decades. We look at some examples and the most dangerous predictions that never came true and their fallout.

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Paul Ehrlich recently died at the age of 93. His ideas about population control, the impact of "too many" people, and the methods he embraced to lower population impacted the behavior of people, policy, and nations for decades. We look at some...

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