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Editor in chief :  Xavier Thierry

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Writer : Sarah Féron

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Graphic design and development: Opixido

Animation conception:"World population in graphs", "Migration worldwide", "World population maps", "The world population and me", "The family game", "Imagining tomorrow’s population" and "The world population", Gilles Pison ; "Life Expectancy " Aline Désequelles,  "INED Surveys" Thomas Merly-Alpa

"All countries" Data : Arianna Caporali

"France" et "Europe and developped countries" data : Silvia Huix, Karine Sohler

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  • Research porjects:  CC Ars Electronica
  • PhD Students:  © Street Art- Nemo
  • Post-docs:  © Street Art- Nemo
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All about population

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  • Graphs and maps: © Opixido
  • Population games: © Opixido
  • Demographic fact sheets: © Gina Sanders - Fotolia.com
  • Vidéos: © only4denn - Fotolia.com


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La base de données Human-Cause-of-Death (HCD) intégrée à la Human Mortality Database (HMD)

Scientific perspectives on racial discrimination: © Adobe Stock

Multimedia - "Quiz-Can you rank countries? ": © INED

Video - "Normes corporelles, tensions mentales et troubles du comportement alimentaire à l’adolescence": © INED

 

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