About this episode
Stephen J. Shaw is a data scientist & demographer. He is the writer and director of ‘Birthgap - Childless World’, a documentary exploring the global decline in birth rates. Check out part one here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6s8QlIGanA SPONSORED BY: EasyDNS - domain name registrar provider and web host. Use special code: TRIGGERED for 50% off when you visit https://easydns.com/triggered/ Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Intro 01:41 Stephen Shaw’s Background 02:35 "But I Thought World Population Was Growing" 04:16 False Information About Population Explosion 08:37 Negatives of Population Decline 10:59 Reasons for the Sudden Population Collapse 15:20 Economic Triggers for Childlessness 19:13 Sponsor Message: Locals 20:15 The Lie We’re Being Sold About Fertility 24:06 Economic & Societal Difficulties with Raising Families 30:51 Cambridge University Protests 37:09 Dropping Fertility Levels in Men & Women 38:36 Cultural & Climate Issues Stopping People from Starting Families 41:31 Cultural Norms & Childlessness 46:25 Sponsor Message: easyDNS 47:29 Does the Pill Contribute to Population Decline? 49:24 Egg Freezing & Delaying Parenthood 51:44 Societal Consequences of an Ageing Population 57:54 Is There an Antidote for Population Collapse? 1:02:10 Antinatalism in Different Cultures 1:06:06 Advice to Young People on Becoming Parents 1:07:45 What’s the One Thing We’re Not Talking About? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices