Can we have a Trillion People on Earth?

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Could Earth be home to a trillion people, or even more? We'll explore if we can do this with current technology, what future technologies would help, and what such a planet-wide city, an Ecumenopolis, might be like.

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Credits:
Can we have a Trillion People on Earth?
Episode 229a, March 15, 2020

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Berindeanu Cosmin
Evan Schultheis
Darius Said
Derek Hightower
Dillon Ollander
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Phonetic Failure
S. Kopperud
Timothy Burns

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator