The why our species is on the edge of extinction Gee, Henry 1962- creator author. text bibliography enk 2025 2025 monographic eng

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278 pages ; 23 cm. For the first time since the dawn of agriculture, the rate of human population growth is slowing down. The global population is forecast to begin declining in the second half of this century, and in 10,000 years' time our species will likely be extinct. In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, Henry Gee shows how we arrived at this crucial moment in our history, beginning his story deep in the palaeolithic past and charting our dramatic rise from one species of human among many - teetering on the edge of extinction for more than a hundred millennia - to the most dominant animal to ever live on Earth. But rapid climate change, a stagnating global economy, falling birth rates and an unexplainable decline in average human sperm count are combining to make our chances for longevity increasingly slim. Drawing on a dazzling array of the latest scientific research, Gee tells the extraordinary story of humanity with characteristic warmth and wit, and suggests how our exceptional species might avoid its tragic fate. adult Henry Gee. Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-269) and index. Philosophical anthropology Human evolution Population Human beings Extinction 599.938 HEN 9781035032242 MBIP 260702 20260702145504.0 000125422520 eng