How sex, death, and migration shape our world
What this newsletter and community are all about
Welcome to A World of 8 Billion Newsletter by me, Jennifer D. Sciubba. I’m the author of 8 Billion and Counting: How Sex, Death, and Migration Shape Our World and an advocate for policy-relevant research.
We’re all overloaded with information so I intend this newsletter to distill key news and research and give you the quick takeaways in an easy-to-read format. Each month I’ll post about four things:
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Who are you?
I’m a professor of international studies at Rhodes College, writer, book-lover, and baker. You can find everything about my professional life here. I’m also mom to two boy humans, two boy cats, and the only other girl in our house: our rescue dog Camila.
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