Name: Demography Takeaway
Uploaded: 2011-09-01T17:50:54-04:00
Duration: 1 min 26 s
Description: Cohen explains that population, economics, and environment are a dynamic, interconnected system – and that no single element holds the key to solving the world’s problems.

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Joel Cohen

Joel E. Cohen is a mathematical biologist and Professor of Populations at Rockefeller and Columbia Universities. His research deals with the demography, ecology, epidemiology and social organization of human and[…]

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Cohen explains that population, economics, and environment are a dynamic, interconnected system – and that no single element holds the key to solving the world’s problems.

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