Mark Mather
@mmather.bsky.social
Demographer based in Washington, DC.
Is this a map of the best pizza?
August 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Is this a map of the best pizza?
This tracks with a study RAND did many years ago. Most people were either way off or said they didn’t know how many people lived on earth.
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Beyond the Numbers: How Americans View Global Population Issues
This research brief summarizes the results of a survey of American public attitudes on population issues and foreign assistance.
www.rand.org
July 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This tracks with a study RAND did many years ago. Most people were either way off or said they didn’t know how many people lived on earth.
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Great piece. Quick-fix pronatalist policies don't work, but sensible immigration policies would help keep the US population afloat
April 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Great piece. Quick-fix pronatalist policies don't work, but sensible immigration policies would help keep the US population afloat
US population projected to decline substantially without immigrants
April 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
US population projected to decline substantially without immigrants
Pontiac Planned Scam?
March 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Pontiac Planned Scam?
There's an important lesson for the U.S. in here somewhere...
wapo.st/4khGdJD
wapo.st/4khGdJD
EPA tells White House to strike down landmark climate finding
The Trump administration is weighing whether to repeal the “endangerment finding,” which states that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare.
wapo.st
February 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
There's an important lesson for the U.S. in here somewhere...
wapo.st/4khGdJD
wapo.st/4khGdJD
A nice analogy for some broader societal challenges RN
February 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A nice analogy for some broader societal challenges RN