{"product_id":"decline-and-fall-of-the-human-empire","title":"Gee Henry: The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hugely informative and entertaining' - \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Put this at the head of your reading lists immediately' -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEric Idle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the winner of the 2022 Royal Society Science Book Prize, a thrilling and thought-provoking account of the rise and fall of humankind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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\u003eIn \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 ever to live on Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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. 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Like Jared Diamond meets Arthur C. Clarke with a dash of Douglas Adams' -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilip Ball, author of \u003ci\u003eHow Life Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Gee","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53093717672275,"sku":"9781035032259","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/henry-gee-decline-and-fall-of-the-human-empire-9781035032259-1222155572.jpg?v=1771873270","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/decline-and-fall-of-the-human-empire","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}