Untangling Joel Cohen’s question, How Many People Can the Earth Support?
(Norton, £10.95, ISBN 0 393 31495 2), drove the reviewer of the hardback
(New ˾þ, 18 May 1996) to the traditional back-of-the-envelope
calculations. For those with patience to pick through its many graphs and
tables, Cohen is worthwhile.
More from New ˾þ
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Environment
Wind-assisted cargo ships could more than halve shipping emissions
News
Life
Colossal claims an artificial eggshell will help it bring back the moa
News
Physics
Odd “butterfly” molecule could lead to new parts of the quantum realm
News
Technology
The future of robot armies is here – and it’s not what you think
Comment
Popular articles
Trending New ˾þ articles
1
The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away
2
How I used psychology to come back from the worst year of my life
3
Mystery of the ancient giant stone jars of Laos may have been solved
4
First test of CO2 removal with green sand finds no harm to marine life
5
The 3 things you need to know about protein, according to an expert
6
Himalayan wolf-dog hybrids emerge as a threat to wolves and people
7
Colossal claims an artificial eggshell will help it bring back the moa
8
The hidden pockets of the universe where the future can cause the past
9
Why autism pioneer Uta Frith wants to dismantle the spectrum
10
Odd “butterfly” molecule could lead to new parts of the quantum realm
