In ways that mesh with our readings of Haraway and Butler, the NYT today has a piece with some gorgeous “data visualizations” that show the likely precipitous decline of world population, after a predicted peak later this century:

 

Opinion | All of the Predictions Agree on One Thing: Humanity Peaks Soon (Published 2023)

Most people now live in countries where two or fewer children are born for every two adults.

 

Also, a quick PSA: as Hunter students, you all have free digital access to the New York Times. You heard it here first: reading the NYT regularly is basic “equipment for living” for an educated citizenry and we all have free digital access from the Library (works for computers, iOS, and Android devices). So go get it and read, as the Times puts it, “all the news that’s fit to print” on your phone while you commute!