Episode Connections
Authors, stories. Kurt Vonnegut,
Cat’s Cradle, Slaughterhouse 5. Paul Ehrlich,
Population Bomb, Population Explosion. Stephen Emmott,
Ten Billion. Dr. Danny Dorling,
Population 10 Billion. Harry Harrison,
Make Room, Make Room. John Brunner,
Stand On Zanzibar. Isaac Asimov,
Caves of Steel.
Films.
The Tunnel. 2BR02B. What Happened to Monday? Soylent Green. Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: End Game. Inferno. Logan’s Run.
TV episodes, series.
Star Trek, “The Mark of Gideon.”
Love, Death, & Robots, “The Swarm.” “The Parasite.”
Ideas. Over/population & post/apocalyptic sci fi. Social consequences of population explosion. Government strategies for population control.
Whoa - Hmmm - WTF. The scale is less applicable … a little hmmm, a little wtf.
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