Marriages in Britain are lasting longer. But part of the reason is that there are fewer marriages. More people just live together. The ones that do marry are older (30 years, as against 26 years a decade ago) and probably more religious.
The homo sapien footprint. Shows the population density of the world. Here’s the result at a glance. The densest spots: Europe, India, the East coasts of China and the US. The sparsest: north Canada, Sibera, Sahara, the Andes, the Himalayas, and most of Australia. via Plastic
Interesting Economist article by Drucker about The Near Future. The usual stuff about megatrends, which is, as always, a good read.
America’s population ageing seems to be less than was expected, thanks to more kids per couple. kuro5hin has a good discussion.
World Gazetteer: a fantastic demographic and geographic database.
“Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes: Studies from India, China, and the United States (2001)” – an online book at NAP.
I had to attend the Bain presentation today at 10AM, so I tried getting to LBS early. I started at 8:45AM. But for some reason, the train crawled on. The engineer couldn’t figure out why himself. Anyway, as a result, the train was nearly half-an-hour late. Now, if the Bangalore Mail came in half-an-hour late, I’d be thankful. But here, it’s gotten to the point where one makes appointments relying on the efficiency of the British Rail. Well, it’s a lesson, I guess. ...