Ask A Genius 964: South Korea and Its Reproductive Emergency

Rick Rosner: Is this a new one? Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Yes, it is a new one. Alright, so you sent me an article about the average number of children per woman in South Korea dropping to 0.72, whereas the replacement rate is approximately 2.1. That means one replacement child for every couple, plus a bit …

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Ask A Genius 482 – Heating Up: Climate Change, Mathematicizing Consciousness, and Denzel Washington in Black Trenchcoat

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 482 - Heating Up: Climate Change, Mathematicizing Consciousness, and Denzel Washington in Black Trenchcoat December 23, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What are some other possible futures? Rick Rosner: Oh! The deal is that there are a bunch of different possible futures but most reasonable possible futures now …

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