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Slowdown: the end of the great acceleration – and why it’s good for the planet, the economy, and our lives
Venue: INSIGHTS Virtual Lectures
Date: Oct 8th 2020
Time: 17:30 - 18:15
Price: Free
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Professor Danny Dorling, University of Oxford. Danny Dorling uses global data to reveal that human progress is slowing down. Not only has the rise per person in fertility and productivity fallen over the last few generations, but so has the rate of production and – almost certainly – innovation. Fortunately, this slowdown is good for our civilization. Professor Dorling graduated from Newcastle University in 1989 with a degree in Geography and Mathematics – and he has been using both subjects ever since...