Count Down
How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race
A book by Shanna H. Swan and Stacey Colino examining evidence that sperm counts and reproductive health are declining worldwide, and linking this to environmental chemicals and modern lifestyles.
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Ranked #25 of 1942 · 312 pages · Published 2021 · Nonfiction / Health & environment
Mentioned 26× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 26 episodes, most recently on Sep 9, 2026.
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Joe cites Dr. Shanna Swan's book on plummeting sperm counts and endocrine disruption while discussing falling birth rates.
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Joe recalls being shocked when he first read about Swan's book (Count Down, named in the episode description).
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Book data: ISBN 9781982113667. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.