The future of Christianity
In 1900, about 80 percent of the world's Christian population lived in the Western world and about 20 percent in the majority world.
Biodiversity and the roles of human population and consumption: a debate
Population increase leads to faster consumption of resources, destruction of nature and decreasing biological diversity.
The Quixotic pursuit of sustainability
Atmospheric carbon has topped 420 parts per million this year, higher than at any time in the past 3 million years.
Scientists make a groundbreaking discovery in the quest for a longer life
Researchers have identified that removing harmful by-products of fat that naturally accumulate over time could do the trick.
Why the U.S. is heading toward nonbelief
The U.S. is heading toward nonbelief. The Secular Age is snowballing in America, as in other Western democracies.
Can we avoid insulting believers?
When we declare that supernatural dogmas are false fairy tales, believers who devote their lives to those dogmas may feel bitterly insulted.
The role of population growth during three decades of increasing carbon emissions
A dominant narrative in climate change debates asserts that addressing population growth is not relevant for climate mitigation.
The search for meaning in these times
Priests and scriptures say a magical, invisible God created the universe, and put people here to be tested. But some of us can’t swallow it.
Reconciling human demands with planetary boundaries
Human population grows, Earth doesn’t. A certain environmental impact is needed to satisfy basic human needs.
The best and worst of times
The steady decline of supernatural religion is a human improvement because it advances scientific honesty instead of magical fairy tales.
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