demographics on S Anand

Marriages in Britain are lasting longer

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:00:00 +0000

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

Fri, 25 Oct 2002 12:00:00 +0000

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

Drucker on The Near Future

Wed, 25 Sep 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Interesting Economist article by Drucker about The Near Future. The usual stuff about megatrends, which is, as always, a good read.

Americas population ageing seems to be less than was expected

Sat, 31 Aug 2002 12:00:00 +0000

America’s population ageing seems to be less than was expected, thanks to more kids per couple. kuro5hin has a good discussion.

World Gazetteer

Wed, 20 Mar 2002 12:00:00 +0000

World Gazetteer: a fantastic demographic and geographic database.

Online book on growing populations

Thu, 06 Sep 2001 12:00:00 +0000

“Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes: Studies from India, China, and the United States (2001)” – an online book at NAP.

Bain PPT

Wed, 18 Oct 2000 12:00:00 +0000

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.

But the lesson was not without its benefits. While I was sitting in this train, with nothing better to do, I decided to see what people were wearing. I was wearing a suit and a jacket, carrying an umbrella with a book in my hand. I looked at they guy in front. He was wearing a suit and a jacket, carrying an umbrella with a book in his hand. I looked around. The description seemed to fit quite a few of the people on the train. I guess it’s their uniform or something.

The Bain presentation was fine. Since I came in late, I couldn’t follow much, so I whiled my time looking at the people in the presentation. The hall was packed (over 150 people), and yet I couldn’t find a single soul (apart from myself) with a moustache. The reason I was looking was that the guy on the train had a moustache, and it was a fairly rare sight. I figured I may as well prove that he’s a statistical anamoly.

Speaking of statistics, I had some time to kill at Baker Street. So I sat down and surveyed the crowd. I noted the racial characteristics of the first 100 people whom I saw. Here’s the breakdown:

Ethnicity	Count
African	8
Chinese	9
Indian	5
Caucasian	78
Total	100

Certainly can’t find this kind of a mix in most cities, I’m fairly sure. London is cosmopolitan.

We spent the afternoon with Pierce Brosnan. Awfully nice chap. He even posed with us for a snap.

Comments

ricky 18 Oct 2000 12:00 pm: it’s really a nice job