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Controlling your fertility via remote
"Everyone likes to daintily skirt around the problem of population when talking about sustainability. It's off limits and taboo, and the solutions are hard to get everyone to agree on. Though, we at EcoGeek have always maintained that the condom was the most signififcant environmental innovation in history.
Whilst there are plenty of 'low tech' solutions to stop...err...conception, there is now a preventative prophylactic apropos for an EcoGeek in the works. The remote control, implanted device will allow users to 'press pause' on their sperm. (although it doesn't mention whether a 'rewind' function is in the works). The device has been developed by Australian scientists, and could herald a new dawn of even more convenient contraception for men, which has the potential to keep population growth under control more effectively.
A surgeon inserts a silicon chip into the vas deferens. The fob sends out RF waves, just like the key to your car. The silicon chip converts the RF into acoustic waves, which in turn induce movement in the material, allowing it to expand and seal the tube. Sending another pulse from the key fob lets the material contract allowing sperm to pass.However, to avoid 'cross talk' with say... your cordless phone, WiFi or bluetooth.... ultrahigh frequencies are used, combined with sophisticated coding, to make sure that no mistakes can occur.
All they need to do now, is integrate a button to turn off the lights so you can save electricity." "Everyone likes to daintily skirt around the problem of population when talking about sustainability. It's off limits and taboo, and t... more -
Double Trouble
According to Government projections the population of our lovely country could double in size by 2081 if immigration and fertility rates remain high. And if these factors grow even more we could be looking at a population in the UK of 91,053,000 by the middle of the century - and 108,723,000 by 2081.
That's a pretty scary thought - imagine the amount of work that would be needed to house, feed and care for that many extra people. Emigration never sounded so good!
What's your thoughts on this? Think our Government can handle it?
According to Government projections the population of our lovely country could double in size by 2081 if immigration and fertility rat... more -
Lagos la Vida Loca
By next year, more than half the world's population will for the first time in history be living in cities. Current's Mariana van Zeller tours Lagos, Nigeria, the world's fastest-growing "Megacity." By next year, more than half the world's population will for the first time in history be living in cities. Current's Mariana van Zel... more
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