By the end of 2011 somebody on this planet will become the 7th billionth person to be born. Since 1880 we had a population of only 1 billion people, we increased seven fold. Just how big can we sustain as a race? Seven billion can fit into Los Angeles shoulder to shoulder if you are able to to imagine the size of the area.


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