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Paul Ralph Ehrlich (born May 29, 1932) is an American biologist known for his predictions and warnings about the consequences of population growth, including famine and resource depletion. Ehrlich is the Bing Professor Emeritus of Population Studies of the Department of Biology of Stanford University, and President of Stanford's Center for Conservation Biology. Ehrlich became well known for the controversial 1968 book The Population Bomb, which he co-authored with his wife Anne H. Ehrlich, in which they famously stated that "[i]n the 1970s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now." Among the solutions suggested in that book was population control, including "various forms of coercion" such as eliminating "tax benefits for having additional children," to be used if voluntary methods were to fail, as well as letting "hopeless" countries like India starve to death.Scholars, journalists and public intellectuals have mixed views on Ehrlich's assertions on the dangers of expanding human populations. While Paul A. Murtaugh, associate professor of statistics at Oregon State University, says that Ehrlich was largely correct, Ehrlich has been criticized for his approach and views, both for their pessimistic outlook and, later on, for the repeated failure of his predictions to come true. For example, in response to Ehrlich's assertion that all major marine wildlife would die by 1980, Ronald Bailey termed Ehrlich an "irrepressible doomster". Ehrlich has acknowledged that "some" of what he predicted has not occurred, but nevertheless maintains that his predictions about disease and climate change were essentially correct and that human overpopulation is a major problem. Whereas American journalist Jonathan V. Last has called The Population Bomb "one of the most spectacularly foolish books ever published", journalist Fred Pearce argues that overconsumption is the real problem. Early life, education, and academic career Ehrlich was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of William Ehrlich and Ruth Rosenberg. His father was a shirt salesman (unrelated to the German scientist Paul Ehrlich), his mother a Greek and Latin scholar and public school teacher. Ehrlich's mother's Reform-Jewish German ancestors arrived in the United States in the 1840s, and his paternal grandparents emigrated there later from the Galician and Transylvanian part of the Austrian Empire. During his childhood his family moved to Maplewood, New Jersey, where he attended Columbia High School, graduating in 1949.Ehrlich earned a bachelor's degree in zoology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1953, an M.A. from the University of Kansas in 1955, and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in 1957, supervised by the prominent bee researcher Charles Duncan Michener (the title of his dissertation: "The Morphology, Phylogeny and Higher Classification of the Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)"). During his studies he participated with surveys of insects in the areas of the Bering Sea and Canadian arctic, and then with a National Institutes of Health fellowship, investigated the genetics and behavior of parasitic mites. In 1959 he joined the faculty at Stanford University, being promoted to professor of biology in 1966. By training he is an entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera (butterflies). He was appointed to the Bing Professorship in 1977. He is well-known for popularizing the term coevolution in an influential 1964 paper co-authored with the botanist Peter H. Raven, where they proposed that an evolutionary 'arms-race' between plants and insects explains the extreme diversification of plants and insects. This paper was highly influential on the then-nascent field of chemical ecology. He is president of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the United States National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. Overpopulation debate A lecture that Ehrlich gave on the topic of overpopulation at the Commonwealth Club of California was broadcast by radio in April 1967. The success of the lecture caused further publicity, and the suggestion from David Brower the executive director of the environmentalist Sierra Club, and Ian Ballantine of Ballantine Books to write a book concerning the topic. Ehrlich and his wife, Anne H. Ehrlich, collaborated on the book, The Population Bomb, but the publisher insisted that a single author be credited; only Paul's name appears as an author.Although Ehrlich was not the first to warn about population issues — concern had been widespread during the 1950s and 1960s — his charismatic and media-savvy methods helped publicize the topic. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson had Ehrlich on as a guest more than twenty times, with one interview lasting an hour. Writings The Population Bomb (1968) The original edition of The Population Bomb began with the statement: The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. At this late date nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate ... Ehrlich argued that the human population was too great, and that while the extent of disaster could be mitigated, humanity could not prevent severe famines, the spread of disease, social unrest, and other negative consequences of overpopulation. Ehrlich has proposed different solutions to the problem of overpopulation. In The Population Bomb he wrote, "We must have population control at home, hopefully through a system of incentives and penalties, but by compulsion if voluntary methods fail. We must use our political power to push other countries into programs which combine agricultural development and population control." Voluntary measures he has endorsed include the easiest possible availability of birth control and abortion. In 1967, he went so far as to insist that countries such as India be allowed to starve, while aid would only be given to those countries that were not considered to be "hopeless".Decades later, Ehrlich's continued prominence and the failure of the book's predictions to materialize led to renewed scrutiny and criticism. The New York Times said his "apocalyptic predictions fell as flat as ancient theories about the shape of the Earth".Science author Charles C. Mann wrote that the book's predictions "fueled an anti-population-growth crusade that led to human rights abuses around the world", including coercive population control policies and even forced sterilizations. Ehrlich's pointed criticism of India in particular (for instance, emphasizing the overpopulation of Delhi rather than Paris, which had nearly triple Delhi's population at the time of writing) has been criticized for focusing much more on "feelings" than on actual data.Neither.... Discover the Paul R popular books. 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  • Paul R. Rosen v. American Bank Rolla and Charles Golin synopsis, comments

    Paul R. Rosen v. American Bank Rolla and Charles Golin

    Superior Court of Pennsylvania

    The issue in this appeal is whether a cause of action for the malicious abuse or wrongful use of process can be maintained by a nonparty witness who has been subpoenaed to appear

  • Commonwealth Pennsylvania v. Paul R. synopsis, comments

    Commonwealth Pennsylvania v. Paul R.

    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

    For Appellants: Paul M. Yatron, Esquire, Robert A. Graci, Esquire, For: Attorney General's Office. Brett O. Feese, Esquire, Marianne E. Cox, Esquire, Robert E. Colville, Esquire, R...

  • Theo. Hirsch Company v. Paul R. Scott synopsis, comments

    Theo. Hirsch Company v. Paul R. Scott

    Division A. Supreme Court of Florida

    BROWNE, J. This is a motion by Paul R. Scott, Receiver for the McDonald Furniture Company, to dismiss an appeal entered by the Theo. Hirsch Company and the McDonald Furniture Comp...

  • Paul R. Sipos v. Sheila H. Kelly Et Al. synopsis, comments

    Paul R. Sipos v. Sheila H. Kelly Et Al.

    Supreme Court of New York

    Amended order unanimously modified, on the law, and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: The trial court hearing a contempt proceedin...

  • Robert Chapman v. Paul R. Wilson synopsis, comments

    Robert Chapman v. Paul R. Wilson

    Third District, Austin Court of Appeals of Texas

    The opinion issued by this Court on January 8, 1992, is withdrawn, and the following is filed in lieu thereof.

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    Exit Wounds

    Paul Kane & Marie O'Regan

    A brandnew anthology of crime stories written by masters of the genre, including Jeffrey Deaver, Elly Griffiths and Joe R. Landsdale.Featuring both original inuniverse stories and ...

  • A Brief Guide to Spiritual Classics synopsis, comments

    A Brief Guide to Spiritual Classics

    James M. Russell

    This very readable brief guide examines a wide range of spiritual writing that can be read for enjoyment or inspiration, including some books that come from beyond any religious tr...

  • Commonwealth Pennsylvania v. Paul R. Schaeffer synopsis, comments

    Commonwealth Pennsylvania v. Paul R. Schaeffer

    Middle Section, at Nashville Court of Appeals of Tennessee

    This case concerns the legality of a technique of electronic surveillance known as "participant monitoring," or using a body wire to surreptitiously record a persons conversations....

  • Paul R. Arnold v. John K. Parry synopsis, comments

    Paul R. Arnold v. John K. Parry

    First District Court of Appeals of Indiana

    Paul R. Arnold H, PlaintiffAppellant (Arnold), appeals from an unfavorable judgment in his attempt to contest the validity of a Will dated July 6, 1970, claiming it was unduly exec...

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    The Fame Game

    Ramon Hervey, II

    Legendary Hollywood entertainment manager and publicist Ramon Hervey II shares insightful tales of his remarkable fourdecade career plotting and overseeing fame, success, cris...

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    Supermen

    Gardner Dozois

    Mindexpanding explorations of the future of the human formOur bodies and minds are malleable, and only the imagination is the limit to the possible improvements. From genetics to a...

  • People State New York v. Paul R. Dean synopsis, comments

    People State New York v. Paul R. Dean

    Court of Appeals of New York

    returned indictments No. 533 through No. 538 against the defendant, charging him with 38 counts of grand larceny in the second degree in violation of section 155.35 of the Penal La...

  • From Hollywood with Love synopsis, comments

    From Hollywood with Love

    Scott Meslow

    An indepth celebration of the romantic comedy’s modern golden era and its role in our culture, tracking the genre from its heyday in the ’80s and the ’90s, its unfortunate decline ...

  • The War on Informed Consent synopsis, comments

    The War on Informed Consent

    Jeremy R. Hammond & Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    Discover how Dr. Paul Thomas was punished for pursuing the truth for his patients regarding vaccines. On December 3, 2020, the Oregon Medical Board issued an emergency order to sus...

  • Jean D. Somerville v. Paul R. Somerville synopsis, comments

    Jean D. Somerville v. Paul R. Somerville

    Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals

    1. In the absence of a valid agreement, the trial court in a divorce case shall presume that all marital property is to be divided equally between the parties, but may alter this d...

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    The Good New Stuff

    Gardner Dozois

    Once the mainstay of science fiction, adventure stories fell out of favor during the 1960s and early 1970s. But in recent years, science fiction writers have spun out galaxyspannin...

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    Best American Poetry 2018

    David Lehman

    The 2018 edition of the Best American Poetry“a ‘best’ anthology that really lives up to its title” (Chicago Tribune)collects the most significant poems of the year, chosen by Poet ...

  • John P. Sampson and Milton R. Goff v. Paul synopsis, comments

    John P. Sampson and Milton R. Goff v. Paul

    Department One Supreme Court of Washington

    FACTS. Richtron was general partner of several limited partnerships and loaned them funds to meet their expenses when some partners did not pay assessments. Sampson, a lawyer, att...

  • Paul R. Sullivan v. Joseph C. Stock synopsis, comments

    Paul R. Sullivan v. Joseph C. Stock

    Second District Court of Appeal of Florida

    Appellant Sullivan sued appellee Stock for damages claimed to have been suffered by him as an occupant of appellees automobile driven by appellee against a telephone pole. The tria...

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    Becoming RBG

    Debbie Levy

    From the New York Times bestselling author of I Dissent comes a biographical graphic novel about celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Supreme Court justice Ruth Bad...

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    Rogues

    George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Gillian Flynn, Neil Gaiman & Patrick Rothfuss

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA thrilling collection of twentyone original stories by an allstar list of contributorsincluding a new A Game of Thrones story by George R. R. Martin!If yo...

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    Daniel R. Frank and Another v. Paul W.

    Supreme Court of Minnesota

    1. When a motion to reopen a dissolution judgment for fraud is joined with a motion to modify child support, the time to appeal from an order denying the motion to reopen does not ...

  • People State New York v. Paul R. Dean synopsis, comments

    People State New York v. Paul R. Dean

    Supreme Court of New York

    Moreover, since the issue presented could have been raised on appeal and defendant has not shown that he was denied due process (see, People v Codarre, 10 N.Y.2d 361, 3...

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    I Dissent

    Debbie Levy

    Get to know celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgin the first picture book about her lifeas she proves that disagreeing does not make you disagreeable!Supreme Court ...

  • R. H. Paul v. Commercial Bank Ocala synopsis, comments

    R. H. Paul v. Commercial Bank Ocala

    Supreme Court of Florida

    SHACKLEFORD, J. For the second time R. H. Paul brings here for review a judgment recovered against him by the Commercial Bank of Ocala, a corporation. The opinon which we rendered...

  • Matter Michael Paul T. v. Thomas R. synopsis, comments

    Matter Michael Paul T. v. Thomas R.

    Supreme Court of New York

    [124 A.D.2d 970 Page 970] Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, and matter remitted to Supreme Court, Wyoming County, for further proceedings in accordance with the...

  • Paul R. Jackson Et Al. v. Kennecott Copper synopsis, comments

    Paul R. Jackson Et Al. v. Kennecott Copper

    Supreme Court Of Utah

    Plaintiffs initiated this action claiming they had sustained damage to their motor vehicles, while they were parked in a parking lot maintained by defendant. Plaintiffs alleged tha...

  • People State New York v. Paul R. Brown synopsis, comments

    People State New York v. Paul R. Brown

    Supreme Court of New York

    [160 A.D.2d 1039 Page 1040] Harvey, J. Appeals (1) from a judgment of the County Court of Cortland County (Dowd, J.), rendered October 20, 1988, convicting defendant up...

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    Monster Apocalypse

    Paul R. Brown

    When a worldwide monster invasion brings civilization to a crashing, bloodsoaked halt and puts humanity on the Endangered Species list in the space of a single afternoon, 23yearold...

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    Old Venus

    George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois

    Sixteen allnew stories by science fiction’s top talents, collected by bestselling author George R. R. Martin and multipleawardwinning editor Gardner Dozois   From pulp adventu...

  • State West Virginia v. Paul R. Fairchild synopsis, comments

    State West Virginia v. Paul R. Fairchild

    In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    1. An indictment for a statutory offense is sufficient if, in charging the offense, it substantially follows the language of the statute, fully informs the accused of the particula...

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    Uncommon Valor

    Dwight Jon Zimmerman & John D. Gresham

    Uncommon Valor from Dwight Jon Zimmerman and John D. Gresham presents a fascinating look at six of our bravest soldiers and the highest military decoration awarded in this country....

  • City Frankford v. Paul R. Davis synopsis, comments

    City Frankford v. Paul R. Davis

    St. Louis District Missouri Court of Appeals

    Defendant was charged in the Police Court of the City of Frankford, Missouri, with operating ""a motor vehicle on the City Streets of Frankford, Missouri, without first having purc...

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    Manology

    Tyrese

    Tyrese Gibson, multiplatinum R&B singer and movie star, and Rev Run of Run DMC and star of Run’s House present a bold , honest, and uncensored loo k into the male mind. Tyrese ...

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    FaceOff

    David Baldacci & Lee Child

    An instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller and “a thriller reader’s ultimate fantasy” (Booklist), this oneofakind anthology pulls together the most beloved characters from ...

  • The Book of Pet Love and Loss synopsis, comments

    The Book of Pet Love and Loss

    Sara Bader

    A powerful collection of quotations by writers, leaders, and legends on the pain of losing a pet and overcoming grief.An animal’s love is deep, uncomplicated, unconditional, and fo...