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| For most of history parents have wanted sons, but in recent years mums and dads in the rich world have shown an emerging preference for girls. Why is this, and what happens if they start to use technology to act on this? Video supported by @mishcondereya 00:00 - Are baby boys going out of fashion? 00:26 - Why are more boys born than girls? 01:03 - How many “missing” girls are there? 02:17 - Why do parents want baby girls? 02:58 - Are people choosing their baby’s sex? 03:39 - What are these procedures? 04:34 - What could happen to society if there are more girls? The new economics of babymaking: https://econ.st/3WufkYw Why the best time to be a dad is now: https://econ.st/3UHLnTJ America’s fertility crash reaches a new low: https://econ.st/48NfYaS Technology Quarterly: Designing babies: https://econ.st/47AszMo Don’t panic about the global fertility crash: https://econ.st/4nxGpFl Why are American women leaving the labour force? https://econ.st/4hzlZtT What baby names reveal about American and British society: https://econ.st/4obAmqT Listen: China needs more babies. Will cash-for-kids schemes help? https://econ.st/3LeHUdZ Sign up to our weekly newsletter: https://econ.st/3J0xzBr |
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