Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race

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From 2003 to 2007, Dent was the author of a series of yearly Language Reports for the Oxford University Press (OUP). The first was simply titled The Language Report, and this was followed by Larpers and Shroomers (2004); Fanboys and Overdogs (2005); The Like, Language Report for Real (2006); and The Language Report: English on the Move 2000 – 2007 (2007). The format of this publication was revised for 2008 as an A–Z collection of new and newly resurrected words. It was published in October 2008 as Words of the Year ( ISBN 9780199551996). After reading the book, I have to say the podcast was much more interesting than the book itself. It was not well written. It was just hard to read with scientific jargon and not-so-interesting stories.

Maths whizz Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, MBE can be seen on Channel 4’s flagship gameshow Countdown from December 13th, standing in for Rachel Riley during her maternity leave. Damian Eadie, Series Producer, said: “Dr Ann Marie had a very big pair of shoes to fill, but has done so with sheer enthusiasm and dedication. A pleasure to work with and a huge talent". DIY Make Your Own Scratch Off Scratch Notes Kit of 30 Cards Advent Calendar Christmas Countdown Event Promotion Business Promotion In the tradition ofSilent SpringandThe Sixth Extinction, an urgent, meticulously researched, and groundbreaking book about the ways in which chemicals in the modern environment are changing human sexuality and endangering fertility on a vast scale.

There has been almost a 50% decline in sperm count in the last 40 years, partially relating to environmental factors. Swan postulates that these same factors have something to do with the rise in gender fluidity, which was fairly surprising to hear. More Live Dates For Gyles Brandreth And Susie Dent Plus West End Residency". Beyond The Joke. 6 July 2022 . Retrieved 10 March 2023. Oppenheimer, Jeni (8 June 2009). "Channel 4's Countdown supplies Susie Dent with 'extra ideas' via earpiece". The Telegraph . Retrieved 25 February 2014. Eye opening facts with details and solutions. So many things we take for granted and use on a daily basis that are incredibly harmful to ourselves and our future.

Dent is well known as the resident lexicographer and adjudicator for the letters rounds on Channel 4's long-running game show Countdown. On each episode, she also provides a brief commentary on the origin of a particular word or phrase. Dent is the longest-serving member of the show's current on-screen team, first appearing in 1992; she has made more than 5,000 appearances. [7] Dent also works on the spin-off show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. [8]Dr Imafidon completed A-Levels in mathematics and computer science at the age of 11, and by the time she was 20 had become one of University of Oxford’s youngest ever masters graduates. Alongside presenting, she is the CEO of social enterprise Stemettes which aims to engage young girls and non-binary people with the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and to create a more diverse and balanced science and tech community. The status quo has persisted for too long—and it’s endangering the reproductive health and survival of human beings and other species. The time to correct course is overdue and more important now than ever." An essential book for this moment….I sincerely hope that everyone reads Count Down—the younger the better—so that they'll have the chance to preserve their fertility.” Swan also does an exploration of the demographic effects of declining fertility-- how the young generally support the elderly and the implications this has for the future. The scary part is that this topic isn't a hypothetical- it is already happening in some places and is starting to impact societies in others.