انحطاط وسقوط الإمبراطورية البشرية: لماذا يقف جنسنا البشري على حافة الانقراض

Written by the award-winning author of A (Very Brief) History of Life on Earth: The History of Humanity on the Brink of Extinction. A must-have pick from the Next Big Ideas Club. We are living in a unique period in human history. For the first time in more than ten thousand years, the rate of population growth is slowing. In the middle of this century, population growth will stop, and the Earth's population will begin to decline rapidly. In this thought-provoking book, award-winning science writer Henry Gee provides a concise and fascinating history of our species and argues that we are on a rapid, irreversible journey toward extinction. The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire chronicles the dramatic rise of humanity. Humanity's story is relatively short – the oldest Homo sapiens fossils date back to about 300,000 years ago – yet the spread of our species has been unstoppable... until recently. As Gee explains, our environment has become hostile to human life in many locations. Our essential resources of water, arable land and air are diminishing; New diseases, rising conflicts, and mysterious technologies threaten our collective health. Can we still change our course? Or is our extinction inevitable? With masterful narrative style, engaging stories, and a distinctive sense of humor, Henry Gee paints a picture of new opportunities for humanity's future—a future that rewards meeting challenges with creativity, foresight, and cooperation.