Shanna H. Swan, PhD, is an award-winning scientist based at Mt.
Sinai and one of the leading environmental and reproductive
epidemiologists in the world. Dr. Swan has published more than 200
scientific papers and has been featured in extensive media coverage
around the world. Her appearances include ABC News, NBC
Nightly News, 60 Minutes, CBS
News, PBS, BBC, PRI Radio, NPR, and The Joe Rogan
Experience as well as in leading magazines and newspapers,
including Newsweek, The Washington Post, USA
TODAY, Time, US News & World Report, The
Guardian, Bloomberg News, New York Post, Chicago
Tribune, Daily News (New York), Los Angeles
Times, HuffPost, Daily Mail (London), New
Scientist, Mental Floss, Mother Jones, New
Telegraph, Euronews, and the National Post.
Stacey Colino is an award-winning writer specializing in
health and psychological issues. Her writing has appeared
in US News & World Report, The Washington
Post, Newsweek, Parade, National Geographic, and
more. She is the coauthor of numerous books, including Count
Down, Emotional Inflammation, and Disease
Proof. Stacey is a lifelong dog lover and has owned three
rescue dogs. Follow her on X @ColinoStacey.
Longlisted for the 2022 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing
Award
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
“If you’ve smugly enjoyed the dystopian worlds of The
Handmaid’s Tale (where infertility is triggered in part by
environmental pollutants) or Children of Men (where
humanity is on the precipice of extinction)—and believed that these
stories were rooted firmly in fantasy—Shanna Swan’s Count
Down will serve as an awakening….[It] chronicles rising human
infertility and warns of dire consequences for our species if this
trend doesn’t slow….An important book for anyone concerned about
the environment, pollution, successful childbearing or declining
health of the human species.”
—New York Times Book Review
"Swann’s book is staggering in its findings….The rapid death and
decline of sperm must be addressed, and it must be addressed now.
There simply is no time to lose.”
—Erin Brockovich, The Guardian
"An alarming compendium of research. . .the book is full of solid
science, with detailed, clear explanations and proposals for how to
reduce the harm caused by common chemicals."
—New York Review of Books
"An urgent examination of a global problem that requires vastly
more attention than it currently receives....The author’s passion
for her work and access to reams of alarming data make for riveting
reading, and her writing is crisp and unfettered by jargon....With
an advocate’s verve and a scientist’s informed confidence, the
author voices 'a clarion call for all of us to do what we can to
safeguard our fertility, the fate of mankind, and the planet.' An
eye-opening, disturbing, empowering, and essential text."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A convincing plea for heightened awareness of rising reproductive
jeopardy and the imperative of eliminating environmental toxins
makes this book both alarming and crucial.”
—Booklist (starred review)
“[A] thought-provoking look at the state of human reproductive
health….This accessible and shocking account succeeds as an
eye-opening wake-up call.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Grounded in irrefutable science and laced with dry, engaging wit,
this epic book asks monumental questions: Has humanity entered into
a fertility death spiral? If so, why is it happening, how far
will it go, and when will it peak? Finally, what can and
must be done? If you dream of children, grandchildren and
generations beyond, you must read this book.”
—Pete Myers, PhD, coauthor of Our Stolen Future
“An essential book for this moment….There are a lot of
surprises here, including that testosterone therapy
decreases sperm counts, and that moms’ exposure to common
chemicals during pregnancy alters masculinization of the offspring
as well as long-term fertility…. I sincerely hope that everyone
reads Count Down—the younger the better—so that they'll have
the chance to preserve their fertility as well as that of their
children."
—Ruthann Rudel, Research Director at Silent Spring Institute and
Research Associate at Brown University
“Compellingly readable…a stirring call to action about the dangers
posed by declining fertility, including the risks to our health,
our economy, and even the future of the human race.”
—Jeremy Grantham, cofounder of investment management firm GMO and
the Grantham Foundation for Protection of the Environment
“Scholarly, careful, and thoroughly provocative. Swan and Colino
explore every aspect of human fertility, sexuality, and
reproduction—as well as the fate of other species—with wisdom,
compassion, and insight. An important and recommended read.”
—David L. Katz, MD, MPH, President of True Health
Initiative and Past President of American College of
Lifestyle Medicine
“Count Down is that rarest of books: a compelling and engaging
overview that not only rings the alarm bell, but provides ideas for
putting out the fire. Read this book if you want to protect your
family’s health.”
—Rick Smith, coauthor, Slow Death by Rubber Duck
“Swan solves one of the great mysteries of the moment: why sperm
counts and fertility rates are dropping. She zeroes in on chemicals
as a chief culprit, but, even more admirably, maps out the entire
threat landscape. This book shines an important light on what we
need to do to bring back healthy reproduction.”
—David Michaels, former Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA and
author of The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of
Deception
“Unique, exhaustively researched, well-reasoned…Count
Down makes a compelling case for changing what we think we
know about the future of the human species.”
—Darrell Bricker, coauthor of Empty Planet: The Shock of
Global Population Decline
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