Mads Larsen

But now that we've detached copulation from reproduction through effective contraceptives, those adaptations that we evolved from the previous mating regimes don't work as well. And we also have this ideology where having children has become quite voluntary. I mean, there's still some pressure, but you'll do fine without. In some milieus, it's even seen as heroic not to have children.

But now that we've detached copulation from reproduction through effective contraceptives, those adaptations that we evolved from the previous mating regimes don't work as well. And we also have this ideology where having children has become quite voluntary. I mean, there's still some pressure, but you'll do fine without. In some milieus, it's even seen as heroic not to have children.

But now that we've detached copulation from reproduction through effective contraceptives, those adaptations that we evolved from the previous mating regimes don't work as well. And we also have this ideology where having children has become quite voluntary. I mean, there's still some pressure, but you'll do fine without. In some milieus, it's even seen as heroic not to have children.

You have environmentalists that think having children is wrong. You have all kinds of different antinatalist beliefs. And this reduces the pressure that in previous times pushed people toward reproduction. So that's when people do manage to pair bond and they have to decide where their children are.

You have environmentalists that think having children is wrong. You have all kinds of different antinatalist beliefs. And this reduces the pressure that in previous times pushed people toward reproduction. So that's when people do manage to pair bond and they have to decide where their children are.

You have environmentalists that think having children is wrong. You have all kinds of different antinatalist beliefs. And this reduces the pressure that in previous times pushed people toward reproduction. So that's when people do manage to pair bond and they have to decide where their children are.

You have those ideological differences from earlier times and then you have other environmental pressures such as the costliness of having children, the difficulties, the time pressure, etc. So you have all these factors that play in there and what politicians and fertility researchers are drawn to are those more mundane environmental factors. So Norway probably has the best

You have those ideological differences from earlier times and then you have other environmental pressures such as the costliness of having children, the difficulties, the time pressure, etc. So you have all these factors that play in there and what politicians and fertility researchers are drawn to are those more mundane environmental factors. So Norway probably has the best

You have those ideological differences from earlier times and then you have other environmental pressures such as the costliness of having children, the difficulties, the time pressure, etc. So you have all these factors that play in there and what politicians and fertility researchers are drawn to are those more mundane environmental factors. So Norway probably has the best

social regime in the world for having children. We give incredible benefits to parents and children. There's probably never existed an environment in the history of humanity where it's more beneficial to have children than in Norway, and still we're not doing it. So what this birth rate committee is probably going to do is suggest we throw another $100 there, another $1,000 there.

social regime in the world for having children. We give incredible benefits to parents and children. There's probably never existed an environment in the history of humanity where it's more beneficial to have children than in Norway, and still we're not doing it. So what this birth rate committee is probably going to do is suggest we throw another $100 there, another $1,000 there.

social regime in the world for having children. We give incredible benefits to parents and children. There's probably never existed an environment in the history of humanity where it's more beneficial to have children than in Norway, and still we're not doing it. So what this birth rate committee is probably going to do is suggest we throw another $100 there, another $1,000 there.

But we know from research that that's not going to work. So if we're going to work on this second bottleneck, It's about cultural change and evolving towards a new ideology of love. And that sounds very inappropriate for modern minds. We're supposed to leave individuals alone. A lot of people have said in the debate in Norway that it's inappropriate for politicians to engage.

But we know from research that that's not going to work. So if we're going to work on this second bottleneck, It's about cultural change and evolving towards a new ideology of love. And that sounds very inappropriate for modern minds. We're supposed to leave individuals alone. A lot of people have said in the debate in Norway that it's inappropriate for politicians to engage.

But we know from research that that's not going to work. So if we're going to work on this second bottleneck, It's about cultural change and evolving towards a new ideology of love. And that sounds very inappropriate for modern minds. We're supposed to leave individuals alone. A lot of people have said in the debate in Norway that it's inappropriate for politicians to engage.

But I mean, if we're staring towards self-eradication, nothing is more important than the question of existence versus non-existence. So we really should be open to experimenting and trying to question even our most sacred values.

But I mean, if we're staring towards self-eradication, nothing is more important than the question of existence versus non-existence. So we really should be open to experimenting and trying to question even our most sacred values.

But I mean, if we're staring towards self-eradication, nothing is more important than the question of existence versus non-existence. So we really should be open to experimenting and trying to question even our most sacred values.

Well, we don't know. That is the thing about this. Experts actually do not know what the precise factors are that have created the situation. They don't understand why people aren't... They know that urbanization is a factor, individualization, but how they play in, how much they affect things, it's still a puzzle. And especially, what of these factors could be amenable to policy?

Well, we don't know. That is the thing about this. Experts actually do not know what the precise factors are that have created the situation. They don't understand why people aren't... They know that urbanization is a factor, individualization, but how they play in, how much they affect things, it's still a puzzle. And especially, what of these factors could be amenable to policy?