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Comment by wombatmobile

If Huxley's calculus is a "human error", humans have yet to see it.

The world's population has not collapsed but is still increasing, towards a peak predicted to be 40% higher than today's 7.5 billion.

The collapse of the food supply has been forestalled by the human capacity for innovation. Nitrogen fertilizer now supports approximately half of the global population.

How long will human innovation forestall catastrophic collapse, and, alternatively, when might it be recognised as the cause?

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