Essays by Isaac Asimov about economics and overpopulation

Copyright © 1995 by Edward Seiler and Richard Hatcher. All rights reserved.

Business as Usual

Subject: /evolution of business
First Published In: Feb-90, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1991 The Secret of the Universe
  

The Dismal Science

Subject: the economic policies of Reagan and Bush are hurting the nation
First Published In: Nov-91, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
Collection(s):

• DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANY COLLECTIONS
  

Business Leads the Way

Subject: advances in trade help world cooperation
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

Crowded!

Subject: city populations
First Published In: Mar-67, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1968 Science, Numbers, and I
  

The Power of Progression

Subject: overpopulation
First Published In: May-69, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1971 The Stars in their Courses
  

Stop!

Subject: birthrate
First Published In: Oct-70, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1972 The Left Hand of the Electron
  

-But How?

Subject: population problem
First Published In: Nov-70, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1972 The Left Hand of the Electron
  

More Crowded!

Subject: /population growth from '67 to '79
First Published In: May-80, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1981 The Sun Shines Bright
  

Is Anyone Listening?

Subject: /the dangers of overpopulation
First Published In: Jun-88, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1990 Out of the Everywhere
  

Humanity Alone

Subject: the growing mass of humanity
First Published In: Feb-76, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

• 1981 Change!
  

The Lent to Come

Subject: eating plants versus meat
First Published In: Mar-77, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

• 1981 Change!
  

The Relentless Population Rise

Original Title: Stopping the Population Growth Rate (V3)
Subject: calculating the limits to growth
First Published In: 6-Feb-87, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1989 Frontiers
  

Fecundity Limited

Subject: carrying population to limits
First Published In: Jan-58, Venture Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1967 Is Anyone There?
  

The Case Against Man

Subject: the problem of population growth
First Published In: 1970, Field Newspaper Syndicate
Collection(s):

• 1975 Science Past - Science Future
  

The Good Earth Is Dying

Original Title: Die Gute Erde Stirbt
Subject: Earth can't sustain current population levels
First Published In: 1971 No 21, Der Spiegel
Collection(s):

• 1983 The Roving Mind
  

The End

Subject: mass, energy, and population
First Published In: Jan-71, Penthouse Magazine
Collection(s):

• 1973 Today and Tomorrow and . . .
  

The End, Unless . . .

Original Title: Can Man Survive the Year 2000?
Subject: solutions to population growth
First Published In: Jan-71, True
Collection(s):

• 1973 Today and Tomorrow and . . .
  

Man, the Overbalancer

Original Title: At Stake: 500,000,000 Years of Life
Subject: man's activities now influence the destiny of life on Earth
First Published In: Apr-May 72, National Wildlife
Collection(s):

• 1978 Life and Time
  

Tighten Your Belt

Subject: changes in food consumption and trends due to population
First Published In: Apr-74, Good Food
Collection(s):

• 1977 The Beginning and the End
  

And Who Shall Feed This World?

Subject: famine can be avoided only if population growth is curbed
First Published In: 9-Nov-74, TV Guide
Collection(s):

• DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANY COLLECTIONS
  

Letter to a Newborn Child

Subject: warning of the crisis of population versus environment
First Published In: 1975 No 3, Unicef News
Collection(s):

• 1983 The Roving Mind
  

A Choice of Catastrophes

Original Title: 20 Ways the World Could End
Subject: of all dangers facing humankind, population is most imminent
First Published In: Mar-77, Popular Mechanics
Collection(s):

• 1978 Life and Time
  

The Coming Decades in Agriculture

Subject: agriculture will change to handle the growing population
First Published In: 1978, The Tyrannasaurus Prescription (collection #37)
Collection(s):

• 1978 Life and Time
  

Water

Original Title: Water, Water, Everywhere
Subject: methods which might increase the amount of fresh water available
First Published In: Mar-Apr-78, International Wildlife
Collection(s):

• 1978 Life and Time
  

Last Word

Subject: what if women were in heat twice a year
First Published In: Oct-80, Omni
Collection(s):

• DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANY COLLECTIONS
  

Liberty in the Next Century

Original Title: Lady Liberty (with Jake Rajs)
Subject: population crowding will lessen human freedoms
First Published In: Jul-86, Penthouse Magazine
Collection(s):

• 1987 Past, Present, and Future
  

Isaac Asimov's Futureworld: Living Things of the Earth

Subject: the consequences to the environment of continued population growth
First Published In: Apr-91, Boys' Life
Collection(s):

• DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANY COLLECTIONS
  

Who Needs Money?

Subject: electronic funds transfers
First Published In: Dec-75, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

• 1981 Change!