Todd Gardner
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Demographic news from around the world. Researcher at US Census Bureau & geography instructor for George Washington University. Views my own.
Global gridded population datasets systematically underrepresent rural population
Josias Láng-Ritter, Marko Keskinen & Henrikki Tenkanen | Nature Communications www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Josias Láng-Ritter, Marko Keskinen & Henrikki Tenkanen | Nature Communications www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global gridded population datasets systematically underrepresent rural population - Nature Communications
This research reveals that widely used global population data heavily underestimate rural population. If not carefully considered, these errors in the data can cause inequitable access to resources an...
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March 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Global gridded population datasets systematically underrepresent rural population
Josias Láng-Ritter, Marko Keskinen & Henrikki Tenkanen | Nature Communications www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Josias Láng-Ritter, Marko Keskinen & Henrikki Tenkanen | Nature Communications www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Earth Could Have Billions More People Than We Ever Realized | ScienceAlert www.sciencealert.com/earth-could-...
Earth Could Have Billions More People Than We Ever Realized
Is our little blue marble of a planet actually a lot more crowded than we thought? A new study suggests we've been significantly undercounting populations in rural areas, because of the grid-based met...
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March 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Earth Could Have Billions More People Than We Ever Realized | ScienceAlert www.sciencealert.com/earth-could-...
A new way of estimating rural populations has found that we may be undercounting people who live in these areas, potentially inflating the global population beyond the official count of 8.2 billion – but not everyone agrees | New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2472...
Have we vastly underestimated the total number of people on Earth?
A new way of estimating rural populations has found that we may be undercounting people who live in these areas, potentially inflating the global population beyond the official count of 8.2 billion – ...
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March 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
A new way of estimating rural populations has found that we may be undercounting people who live in these areas, potentially inflating the global population beyond the official count of 8.2 billion – but not everyone agrees | New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2472...
Which States Do Educated Individuals Migrate To? Florida (90,767), Texas (48,547), & Georgia (28,368) rank highest in net domestic migration of persons 25+ with a college degree, while New York (-71,975), California (-56,266), & Illinois (-40,108) take up the rear. www.azeconomy.org/2024/02/econ...
Which States Do Educated Individuals Migrate To? – Arizona's Economy
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March 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Which States Do Educated Individuals Migrate To? Florida (90,767), Texas (48,547), & Georgia (28,368) rank highest in net domestic migration of persons 25+ with a college degree, while New York (-71,975), California (-56,266), & Illinois (-40,108) take up the rear. www.azeconomy.org/2024/02/econ...
Despite out-migration, Boston's a hub for educated transplants | Axios www.axios.com/local/boston...
Boston's a hub for college educated transplants despite out-migration
White-collar workers tend to go where they think the jobs are.
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March 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Despite out-migration, Boston's a hub for educated transplants | Axios www.axios.com/local/boston...
Japan's Deepening Population Crisis Breaks 125-Year Record | Newsweek www.newsweek.com/japan-2024-b...
Japan's deepening population crisis breaks 125-year record
Two people died for every one born in the super-aged society last year.
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March 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Japan's Deepening Population Crisis Breaks 125-Year Record | Newsweek www.newsweek.com/japan-2024-b...
Japan’s birth rate falls to lowest in 125 years. Will the country soon go extinct? | Firstpost www.firstpost.com/explainers/j...
Japan’s birth rate falls to lowest in 125 years. Will the country soon go extinct?
The number of newborns in Japan in 2024 dropped to 7,20,988, a five per cent from the previous year. This is the ninth consecutive year that this figure has fallen and the lowest since 1899, sparking ...
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March 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Japan’s birth rate falls to lowest in 125 years. Will the country soon go extinct? | Firstpost www.firstpost.com/explainers/j...
AI robots may hold key to nursing Japan's ageing population | Reuters www.reuters.com/technology/a...
AI robots may hold key to nursing Japan's ageing population
Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a shoulder and rolled him onto his side -- a manoeuvre used to change diapers or prevent bedsores in the elderly.
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March 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
AI robots may hold key to nursing Japan's ageing population | Reuters www.reuters.com/technology/a...
Japan's "year 2025 problem" | Reuters www.reuters.com/graphics/ASI...
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March 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Japan's "year 2025 problem" | Reuters www.reuters.com/graphics/ASI...
The Countries Losing Population Fastest | Statista www.statista.com/chart/33997/...
Infographic: The Countries Losing Population Fastest
This chart shows the countries with the biggest decrease in population between 2022 and 2023.
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February 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The Countries Losing Population Fastest | Statista www.statista.com/chart/33997/...
"Nearly a fifth of all countries now have “ultra-low fertility”, meaning there are fewer than 1.4 live births per woman." | IFL Science www.iflscience.com/global-popul...
Global Population Growth Is Rapidly Declining - Here’s Why
It's the babies' fault!
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February 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
"Nearly a fifth of all countries now have “ultra-low fertility”, meaning there are fewer than 1.4 live births per woman." | IFL Science www.iflscience.com/global-popul...
5 hot takes on reinventing old age as a concept | Fast Company www.fastcompany.com/91264650/5-h...
5 hot takes on reinventing old age as a concept
We have reflected long and hard on many subjects, but no one really paid attention to population aging until about the 1930s.
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February 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
5 hot takes on reinventing old age as a concept | Fast Company www.fastcompany.com/91264650/5-h...
California’s aging population will test whether its demography is destiny | CalMatters calmatters.org/commentary/2...
California's aging population will test whether its demography is destiny | Opinion
By 2040, about one in five Californians will be 65 or older as working age population stays the same. Are we as a state ready for that?
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February 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
California’s aging population will test whether its demography is destiny | CalMatters calmatters.org/commentary/2...
In New England, an aging population is leading to a shortage of workers | Marketplace www.marketplace.org/2025/02/11/i...
Aging population leads to a shortage of workers in New England - Marketplace
In New England, pandemic-era early retirements and an aging population have left businesses struggling to find workers.
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February 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
In New England, an aging population is leading to a shortage of workers | Marketplace www.marketplace.org/2025/02/11/i...
The boomer housing crisis is pacing to get even worse: ‘We’ve never had a population pyramid that looks like this’ | Fortune fortune.com/2025/02/12/b...
The Boomer housing crisis is pacing to get even worse
Developers are not responding to heightened demand when it comes to senior housing. Many retirees are set to face wait lists to get into assisted living or other retirement communities.
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February 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The boomer housing crisis is pacing to get even worse: ‘We’ve never had a population pyramid that looks like this’ | Fortune fortune.com/2025/02/12/b...