Joel Cohen

Rockefeller and Columbia Universities

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Population biologist and the head of the Laboratory of Populations at Rockefeller University and Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University; author of How Many People Can the Earth Support?

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The United Nations says the world's population will reach seven billion sometime today, although the US Census Bureau says it'll happen sometime in March.

Can Planet Earth Handle Seven Billion People?

The United Nations says the world's population will reach seven billion sometime today, although the US Census Bureau says it'll happen sometime in March.

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Although the US Census Bureau says it'll happen sometime in March, the United Nations says the world's population will reach seven billion sometime today, creating new challenges…

Can Planet Earth Handle Seven Billion People?

Although the US Census Bureau says it'll happen sometime in March, the United Nations says the world's population will reach seven billion sometime today, creating new challenges…

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