Humans have never been healthier or better fed. We’re living longer, but having fewer children - and many countries’ populations are now shrinking. Gideon discusses these trends with demographer Nicholas Eberstadt. Have smartphones played a role in our declining fertility? How will we look after our elderly people? Is migration the answer? Clip: CBCFree links to read more on this topic:<a href="https://on.ft.com/4f3fDSp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The fight to revive Europe’s shrinking rural areas</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4lKlX3S" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Population undercounting threatens public policy, scientists warn</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4o7Ri28" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Japan urged to use gloomier population forecasts after plunge in births</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/452TVcC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The unspoken truth about the baby bust</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/44IOAZ9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brain ageing is the best predictor of longevity, scientists find</a>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d3a8385f-12bd-45c5-8eb5-2520751bc83c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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