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RIP Paul Ehrlich

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2026 10:36 am
by silverscreenselect
Biology scientist best known for his controversial 1968 best seller, The Population Bomb, predicting a dire future with population soon exceeding the available food supply. He became a popular TV personality, appearing on the Tonight Show over 20 times, although most of his predictions failed to occur.

Age 93

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Re: RIP Paul Ehrlich

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2026 2:13 pm
by Beebs52
This is quite amusing. Not his death...but the population bomb thing.
I remember agreeing with him and don't have kids ! so go get your birth control!, screw people and hope it worked. Ah the 70's.