diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d15c35..b8e0531 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -226,3 +226,15 @@ bio is (well, shall be) in the planet table but pop should have it's own
 table.
 
 
+Mon Apr 15 09:13:22 PDT 2024
+Let's add some people.
+
+I'm thinking that, say, 10% of planets (with non-zero bio capacity)
+should have naturally occurring life. (Any planet with life will have
+maximum life, because that's life.)  If there are 10000 planets with bio
+capacity that means 1000 planets with life, if we want only about 10
+sentient species that's 1% of those, eh?
+
+Population can move around.  Planets, space stations, ships, where else?
+
+
diff --git a/data.py b/data.py
index 9064b38..3aa74d2 100644
--- a/data.py
+++ b/data.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from random import randint, expovariate, seed
 import sqlite3
 from poisson import poisson
-import stars
+import population, stars
 
 
 FILENAME = './game.sqlite'
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ def initialize_db_tables(filename):
     c = conn.cursor()
     for statement in stars.TABLES:
         c.execute(statement)
+    for statement in population.TABLES:
+        c.execute(statement)
     c.close()
     conn.commit()
     return conn
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ def open_db(filename=FILENAME):
 def main(filename):
     conn = initialize_db_tables(filename)
     stars.init_db(conn)
+    population.init_db(conn)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/game.sqlite b/game.sqlite
index 8ad8f9f..a2f89f7 100644
Binary files a/game.sqlite and b/game.sqlite differ
diff --git a/population.py b/population.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01501ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/population.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+#    Copyright © 2024 Simon Forman
+#
+#    This file is part of game
+#
+#    game is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    game is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with game.  If not see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+'''
+'''
+from random import sample
+
+# Database stuff.  SQL, etc.
+
+TABLES = [
+    '''\
+    create table populations (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+        species TEXT,
+        pop INTEGER,
+        planet INTEGER,
+        FOREIGN KEY(planet) REFERENCES planets(id)
+    )''',
+    ]
+
+
+INITIAL_POP = 1000
+
+def init_db(conn):
+    print('Generating population data.')
+    c = conn.cursor()
+    c.execute('''\
+        select id, bio, industrial_capacity
+        from planets
+        where bio > 10000 and industrial_capacity > 10000
+        ''')
+    home_worlds = sample(list(c.fetchall()), 12)
+    for planet_id, bio, industrial_capacity in home_worlds:
+        bio -= INITIAL_POP  # We know bio is above 10000 from the query above.
+        ind = min(INITIAL_POP, industrial_capacity)
+        people_name = get_name_of_planets_star(c, planet_id)
+        people_name += 'ians'
+        c.execute('update planets set bio = ?, industry = ? where id = ?', (bio, ind, planet_id))
+        c.execute('insert into populations(species, pop, planet) values (?, ?, ?)', (people_name, INITIAL_POP, planet_id))
+        print(planet_id, bio, industrial_capacity)
+    c.close()
+    conn.commit()
+
+
+def get_name_of_planets_star(db_cursor, planet_id):
+    db_cursor.execute('''\
+        select stars.name from stars
+        join planets
+        on stars.id = planets.star
+        and planets.id = ?
+        ''',
+        (planet_id,)
+    )
+    return db_cursor.fetchone()[0]
+
diff --git a/stars.py b/stars.py
index e898334..267aaf8 100644
--- a/stars.py
+++ b/stars.py
@@ -36,7 +36,14 @@ Stars have what qualities?
 
 '''
 from math import log10
-from random import randint, expovariate, seed, gauss, lognormvariate
+from random import (
+    expovariate,
+    gauss,
+    lognormvariate,
+    randint,
+    random,
+    seed,
+    )
 from poisson import poisson
 from wordlist import generate_name
 
@@ -81,7 +88,9 @@ TABLES = [
         # low/high near and far from the star and high/low in the mid-
         # range, but for now I'm just going to use random numbers.
      '''bio_capacity INTEGER,
+        bio INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
         industrial_capacity INTEGER,
+        industry INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
      '''
      '''star INTEGER,
         FOREIGN KEY(star) REFERENCES stars(id)
@@ -170,18 +179,22 @@ def how_many_planets():
     return n
 
 
-import sqlite3
+def has_life():
+    return random() < 0.1  # Ten percent chance of life
 
 def generate_planets_for_star(c):
     star_id = c.lastrowid
     for ordo in range(1, how_many_planets() + 1):
+        bio_capacity = round(lognormvariate(10, 5))
+        bio = bio_capacity if has_life() else 0
         c.execute('insert into planets'
-                  '(ordo, star, bio_capacity, industrial_capacity)'
-                  ' values (?, ?, ?, ?)',
+                  '(ordo, star, bio_capacity, bio, industrial_capacity)'
+                  ' values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)',
                   (
                       ordo,
                       star_id,
-                      round(lognormvariate(10, 5)),
+                      bio_capacity,
+                      bio,
                       round(lognormvariate(10, 5)),
                       )
                   )