Universe 25

over the last few hundred years, the human population of Earth has seen an increase, taking us from an estimated one billion in 1804 to seven billion in 2017. Throughout this time, concerns have been raised that our numbers may outgrow our ability to produce food, leading to widespread famine. As it happens, advances in farming, changes in farming practices, and new farming technology have given us enough food to feed 10 billion people, but food is not the only requirement in maintaining a healthy productive society, even so there is the idea that the if the perfect habitat could be facilitated and operate under ideal conditions Mankind could realise the utopia its seems to long for and is driven toward accomplishing We can understand how various models / some practically observable and others powered by computing , could be implemented towards the goal of understanding innovating and addressing human problems of over population such as famine , aswell as other types of simulated scenarios that catalogue and map human behaviour toward the goal of achieving perfection … Parallel to the science of human ecology , experiments in laboratory’s have used other Closely related species of animals to experiment with ideas related to the human Condition , chimpanzees livestock and even cats and dogs have all been subject to human Experimentation in the name of progress (ours not theirs) but none so much perhaps as the humble rat one behavioral researcher in the 1970s sought to answer a specific question utilising the furry four legged rodent : that being - what happens to society if all its appetites are catered for, and all its basic needs are met? The answer – not what u might expect Welcome to the thought rebellion Thanks for tuning into our episode UNIVERSE 25