“Basically, then, there are only two kinds of solutions to the population problem. One is a 'birth rate solution,' in which we find ways to lower the birth rate. The other is a 'death rate solution,' in which ways to raise the death rate–war, famine, pestilence–find us.”

About Paul R. Ehrlich

Biologist • American

Paul Ralph Ehrlich is a prominent American biologist, best known for his influential and controversial 1968 book, 'The Population Bomb.' He is the Bing Professor Emeritus of Population Studies at Stanford University and...