Population and Migration
Recommended Websites
Open Society Foundations Meet the Somalis: illustrated stories in 7 European cities
Nat Geo Interactive map of human migration
International Rescue Committee Offers an interactive website to learn more about Syrian lives
UNHCR Collection of stories covering refugees from around the world
End Slavery Now Discusses different forms of forced labor or sexual exploitation in human trafficking
CNN This is Sex Series of articles, videos, maps and data about sexual education and its impacts on sexual health in the United States
Foreign Policy Article and podcast discussing the necessity of immigration and its real and perceived impacts on Western civilization
The Atlantic Series of stories from recent American immigrants about movement, location and identity
World Pop Offers high spatial resolution, contemporary data/maps on human population distributions
This American Life Podcast on the struggle of a Somali refugee in Kenya winning a lottery to acquire a US visa.
New York TImes Article on how a single migration from Africa populated the world
New York Times In-depth article about joining Central American migrants' harrowing journey to the US
Economist Map and timeline on the urbanization of world populations and the rise of the megacity
WSJ Migrant crisis: history of displacement since WWII
NPR Curated page of articles and podcasts related to immigration
The Atlantic Covers Minneapolis' large Somali community and the challenges they face in the US
BBC An interactive, choose-your-own-escape journey based on real stories of Syrian refugees
CNN An in depth view of refugee experiences crossing the Mediterranean through the lens of a rescuer
Frontline Discusses the spread of the Zika virus using maps and a timeline
The Atlantic Covers the Immigration Act, signed by President Johnson, and its legacy in the US
NPR Article and graphic showing past, present and projected immigration population in the US
CityLab A state by state map of where immigrants come from between 1850 and 2013
Scientific American Article on the Malthusian collapse, and its impact on policy
The Atlantic Article on Xenophobia and its connection to pregnancy
Videos
International Migration Discusses the causes, political implications, benefits and costs
Migration Brief illustrated presentation of why people migrate
European Refugees Discusses the recent refugee crisis and Syria
Refuge Project a multimedia chronicle of human stories from the European refugee crisis
Population Connection Offers information and an excellent video on the history of human population growth
SciShow Discusses the rise of global population
Did You Know 2016 A look at data, presenting how quickly change is occuring in the digital age