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# How to Defuse the Overpopulation Bomb
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/how-to-defuse-the-overpopulation-bomb-7aiosi/
- Published: 2024-06-10T20:30:42.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T09:55:54.000Z
- Description: We look at the science and history, populations seem to control themselves.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 6, Episode 4, #ZZZ_Episode_9ca2ae40-1715-4ccc-87cf-6481346e9574, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

Is overpopulation real? Is Earth filling up with too many humans? How many people can Earth hold, anyway? As our species approaches 8 billion, human overpopulation is a major concern for many people. How can we reduce poverty and our impact on the environment? Do we need a forced one-child policy or something? Maybe not and here's why.