The Typical Human Being

A Lesson in Humility

By Mar 4th, 2011, 11:57 am

7 Billion: Are You Typical? — National Geographic Magazine @ Yahoo! Video

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National Geographic continues its year-long series on population, in anticipation of the world’s population hitting the 7 billion mark by the end of this year, with a look at the world’s most typical person. Of course, an exploration of what is most typical comes with an exploration of the relativity of typicality… and of stark differences in key population statistics around the world.

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