{"product_id":"decline-fall-of-the-human-empire-why-our-species-is-on-the-edge-of-extinction-1","title":"Decline \u0026 Fall of the Human Empire Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize, a thrilling and thought-provoking account of the rise and fall of humankind.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Brilliant' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Hugely informative and entertaining' - \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Put this at the head of your reading lists immediately\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' - Eric Idle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For the first time in over ten millennia, 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Decline and Fall of the Human Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, Henry Gee shows how we arrived at this crucial moment in history, beginning his story deep in the palaeolithic past and charting our dramatic rise from one species of human among many to the most dominant animal to ever live on Earth.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e There could be a way forward, but the launch window is narrow . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDrawing 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Like Jared Diamond meets Arthur C. Clarke with a dash of Douglas Adams' - Philip Ball, author of \u003ci\u003eHow Life Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Decline \u0026 Fall of the Human Empire Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction","offer_id":44992471367877,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-0350-3083-5.jpg?v=1754694576","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/decline-fall-of-the-human-empire-why-our-species-is-on-the-edge-of-extinction-1","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}