Population

If you believe Cisco’s Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast, then their  predictions, could seem pretty scary. The fact that phones could outnumber people on the planet is a staggering thought.

Recently, the world welcomed its seven-billionth person. But what does it all mean? In a stylish video titled ‘World Population: A National Geographic Tour,’ the nature magazine stalwart puts things in perspective with tidbits about how many people are born and how many die every second of every day, the average human lifespan, and the growing popularity of “mega-cities.”