Immi,

I too am also fascinated by this. Perhaps you would like this widget for Mac OS X then...

http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/reference/populationcounter.html

David x
 

That definately very interesting. Another thing google is good for is directions... From NYC to London google will give driving directions. My favourite is step #23!

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=newyork&btnG=Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl

Cheers,
Jimmy
 

Wow... am I the only one who sees that number and is a little creeped out? How many of those people are starving, I wonder? It reminds me of learning Malthus back in highschool.

A fun book to read that sort of touches on it all: "A Short History of Progress" by Ronald Wright.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Short_History_of_Progress
 

Every time i click on the link the number goes up, too. Sweeeet.

In response to Jimmy's comment; Hahah! Step #23 is great. Looks like Google has a good sense of humor.
 

Imogen, I’m glad that more of your lyrics/ideas/melodies are working themselves out (previous post). The population thing is amazing. Not to be morbid, but I wonder if they have an estimate on deaths. It obviously can’t be equal since the world is growing, but it still has to be staggering. I also wanted to tell you randomly how good I think the lyrics are for “Glittering Cloud”. Writing from the perspective of the locust was a great idea, and it works really well. Oh yea, the music is alright too:) I hope your day is going well.
 

I love your blog, Immi! Keep it up. :P