Speaking
Drawing on her twenty-five years of research on the threats posed by chemicals to our environment and our health, Dr. Swan shares her insights with scientists, policy-makers, and the general public.
Media Appearances
The Joe Rogan Experience
April 21, 2021
Shanna Swan is an environmental epidemiologist whose work examines the impact of chemical exposure on reproductive health and child development. Her book, "Count Down", is available now.
Science Rules! with Bill Nye
SOS: Save Our Sperm. The chemicals we rely on for practically everything are slowly threatening our health, happiness, and the future of our species. Dr. Shanna Swan walks us through the evidence.
The Megyn Kelly Show
January 4, 2023
Megyn Kelly is joined by Dr. Shanna Swan, author of “Count Down,” to discuss the research she’s done on sperm count and testosterone, the massive declines she's documented worldwide, how the trends are getting worse, and more.
Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu
March 2, 2021
POPULATION COLLAPSE: How Modern Life Is Making Men & Women infertile
Stay Free with Russell Brand
May 31, 2023
Dr. Shanna Swan on Global Sperm Count CRISIS. My conversation with Dr Shanna Swan where we discussed the global decline in sperm count and the consequences this is having on the population.
Better! Podcast with Dr. Stephanie Estima
June 12, 2023
Dr. Shanna Swan - Sperm Decline and Human Extinction
Environmental Health News
February 23, 2021
LISTEN: A conversation about infertility with Shanna Swan ‘We have to get these [harmful chemicals] out of our lives and out of our bodies quickly so we can begin to make the journey toward reproductive health.’
The #1 Reason Humans Are Suddenly being Born Genderless
June 25, 2023
An award-winning scientist, her work examines the impact of environmental exposures, including chemicals such as phthalates and Bisphenol A, on men’s and women’s reproductive health and the neurodevelopment of children
The Joyous Health Podcast
June 13, 2023
In this episode Dr. Swan shares her first hand research results on the impact of phthalate exposure during pregnancy on reproductive health.
Yo Soy Pachamamista
April 16, 2023
La Dra. Shanna Swan es experta en el tema de la fertilidad, la infertilidad, los disruptores encodrinos y la salud reproductiva en general. Su libro Countdown es un resumen muy completo sobre la situación actual que enfrentamos como humanidad. El episodio 2 y esta entrevista los tengo aquí en el canal para hacer que esta información sea accesible también para el mundo hispanohablante.
Leading With Health Podcast
February 22, 2021
Dr. Shanna Swan discusses the impact of phthalates on reproductive health – and the three things necessary to undo the damage.
Sprout IG Live
February 22, 2021
Talk with Dr. Shanna Swan about her book Countdown and rising infertility
Health Living, Healthy Planet Radio
December 15, 2020
The Long Life Cycles of Plastics and The Impacts on Our Environment and Health
Science History Podcast
February 16, 2021
In the early 1990s, scientists discovered that sperm counts had declined precipitously over the previous half century. With us to discuss human reproductive health, and how it has changed in part due to exposure to pollutants, is Shanna Swan. She is the author of the book Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Health, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race.
Media Appearances
A go-to expert on the effects of environmental chemicals on reproductive health
CBS 60 Minutes
May 23, 2010
Phthalates: Are They Safe? Chemicals called phthalates found in soft plastic products we use everyday are so ubiquitous, that traces of them can be found in everybody. Are they safe or harmful? Lesley Stahl investigates.
National Geographic
Strange Days on Planet Earth
May 7, 2011
Around the globe, scientists are racing to solve a series of mysteries. Unsettling transformations are sweeping across the planet, and clue by clue, investigators around the world are assembling a new picture of Earth, discovering ways that seemingly disparate events are connected.
Featured Films
Dr. Shanna Swan has been featured in a number of films and documentaries related to chemicals and our health.
Océans of Plastique
2009 (France)
Award-winning film by Sandrine Feydel that shows the world's oceans overwhelmed by plastic.
The Toxic Burden
2014 (France)
Can the phenomenon of today's allergy explosion be rationally explained? This documentary endeavors to understand the phenomenon, by highlighting the true environmental causes.
Bag It
2010
An American documentary film directed by Suzan Beraza exposing the effects of plastic bags and other plastic consumer merchandise, and its effects on land ecosystems, the marine environment and the human body.
Troubled Waters
2015
In the midst of widespread pollution and the ill effects of climate change, we tend to lose sight of another factor that threatens the vitality of our oceanic ecosystem: overfishing. Troubled Waters examines the long-term economic and environmental ramifications of a rapidly dwindling fish population.
Submission
2010
Swedish documentary film directed by Stefan Jarl and narrated by Stellan Skarsgård. In the film, director Jarl has his blood drawn for a series of tests to show how much of a "chemical burden" is in his body.
Conferences
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
October 29, 2020
To explore the latest science on the generational impact of harmful chemical and environmental exposures from preconception through the life course, the Collaborative on Health and the Environment and the University of California, San Francisco Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (PRHE) has launched a new webinar series, “Generation Chemical: How Environmental Exposures Are Affecting Reproductive Health and Development."
Endocrine disrupters: Periconceptional and early fetal exposures
April 25, 2012
Dr. Shanna Swan’s presentation on EDCs: effects and mechanisms of action from conception to maturity.