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demographics Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The global fall in births over the past two centuries is mostly explained by falling child mortality, and that part of the question is settled. The global fall in births over the past two centuries is mostly explained by falling child mortality, and that part of the question is settled. Last stated 3 weeks ago 20 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any theory of the fall in birth rates must explain both the worldwide collapse and the differences between countries, and most theories explain only one. — tap to centre the map on it Any theory of the fall in birth rates must explain both the worldwide collapse and the differences between countries… Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fall in birth rates is caused by the values modern societies most cherish, so raising them means compromising some of those values. — tap to centre the map on it The fall in birth rates is caused by the values modern societies most cherish, so raising them means… Last stated 3 years ago 3 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rising female autonomy cannot be the cause of falling birth rates, because births have collapsed just as fast in countries where women's freedom is heavily restricted. — tap to centre the map on it Rising female autonomy cannot be the cause of falling birth rates, because births have collapsed just as fast in… Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Something is broken in how people pair up in the West, and that shortage of couples and marriages, not money, is why there are too few children. — tap to centre the map on it Something is broken in how people pair up in the West, and that shortage of couples and marriages, not money, is… Last stated 11 months ago 14 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Falling birth rates ended cousin marriage in the Arab world by leaving too few cousins, pushing marriage onto individual choice. — tap to centre the map on it Falling birth rates ended cousin marriage in the Arab world by leaving too few cousins, pushing marriage onto… Last stated 2 years ago 20 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
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Alice Evans — holds since 2025-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no long decline in human family size: once child survival is accounted for, the two-century downward trend disappears. — tap to centre the map on it There is no long decline in human family size: once child survival is accounted for, the two-century downward trend… Last stated a year ago 15 Jul 2025 · a year ago
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Falling fertility is transmitted by the values that mass media spread, not by how rich any individual is. — tap to centre the map on it Falling fertility is transmitted by the values that mass media spread, not by how rich any individual is. Last stated 5 years ago 11 Sept 2021 · 5 years ago
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2021-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Turkey's sudden fertility collapse after 2013 was caused by a collapse in marriage, not by married couples choosing fewer children. — tap to centre the map on it Turkey's sudden fertility collapse after 2013 was caused by a collapse in marriage, not by married couples choosing… Last stated 3 months ago 26 May 2026 · 3 months ago
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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The global fall in births over the past two centuries is mostly explained by falling child mortality, and that part of the question is settled.
Holds LS Lyman StoneRead this korrent →
Any theory of the fall in birth rates must explain both the worldwide collapse and the differences between countries, and most theories explain only one.
Holds AE Alice Evans
The fall in birth rates is caused by the values modern societies most cherish, so raising them means compromising some of those values.
Holds RH Robin Hanson
Rising female autonomy cannot be the cause of falling birth rates, because births have collapsed just as fast in countries where women's freedom is heavily restricted.
Holds AE Alice Evans
Something is broken in how people pair up in the West, and that shortage of couples and marriages, not money, is why there are too few children.
Holds AE Alice EvansLS Lyman Stone
Falling birth rates ended cousin marriage in the Arab world by leaving too few cousins, pushing marriage onto individual choice.
Holds AE Alice Evans
There is no long decline in human family size: once child survival is accounted for, the two-century downward trend disappears.
Holds LS Lyman Stone
Falling fertility is transmitted by the values that mass media spread, not by how rich any individual is.
Holds RH Robin Hanson
Turkey's sudden fertility collapse after 2013 was caused by a collapse in marriage, not by married couples choosing fewer children.
Holds LS Lyman Stone