All In A Days Karma: March 2022

In the winter of 1985 I was driving through the Mojave Desert with a friend, talking about our apparent need for new river gear. As we passed the Twenty Nine Palms Marine Base, a man unexpectedly appeared on the side of the road selling used ammo cans. My friend and I laughed wildly and quickly came to realize that the moment was "All In A Days' Karma". This blog contains the occasional ramblings of a died-in-the-wool westerner who loves seeing, understanding, and being alive upon these landscapes. I cherish the moments of bliss and irony that come to all of us as we explore the planet and its residents (and perhaps visitors) in the short time we are here.

Monday, March 28, 2022

How Many Humans Have Ever Lived Through Time

It's a question I have thought of repeatedly - How many humans have ever lived? This graphic has some real interesting facts and figures on it.

1) How to define "human" - the authors used the figure of 190,000 years, the generally accepted age for Homo sapiens.

2) The human population will hit 8 billion in 2022.

3) This represents about 7% of all people who have ever lived.

4) Including those who are alive today, there have been about 117 billion of us in 190,000 years.