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Alan Weisman's 'Countdown' explores Earth's population capacity

By Take Two Staff
Published Oct 25, 2013
Portrait of "Countdown" author Alan Weisman.
Portrait of "Countdown" author Alan Weisman.
(
Bill Steen
)
Cover of the book "Countdown" by Alan Weisman.
Cover of the book "Countdown" by Alan Weisman.
(
Alan Weisman
)

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Alan Weisman's 'Countdown' explores Earth's population capacity

In his last book, "The World Without Us", author Alan Weisman imagined what the Earth would be like if humans suddenly disappeared. Now he explores a world with us.

His new book "Countdown" explores the "optimum population" to make sure we can stick around on this planet. Alan Weisman joins us in the studio with more.