Ep. 268: How Humanity Ends

Way back in the bonus episode to ep. 201, Henry Gee and I discuss his article on how the human race is in decline.  A better term would be free fall.  Well, he expanded that article into an entire book, and we finally get to discuss it!  It turns out, as soon as Homo sapiens dominated their competition, and emerged from Africa as the apex predator on Earth, their fate was sealed.  With no one to challenge them, Humans have gotten fat and lazy from a genetic sense.  Birth rates are falling, and we have outgrown the Earth’s carrying capacity.  It’s not all doom and gloom, as we discuss why Henry almost called his book “Dinosaurs!!!’, how chimps have more genetic variation in one tribe than the whole of the human race, and why female empowerment is killing our species. Dr. Henry Gee on Social Media Website Bluesky Instagram The Rise and Decline of the Human Empire Fascinating Nouns on Social Media Facebook X YouTube Bluesky