Press
Dr. Swan has been in the press spotlight for many years, especially when her groundbreaking study on sperm decline was published in 2017. That, coupled with the launch of her book, Count Down, has put Shanna on the global stage- leading the discussion on fertility, sexual development, and endocrine disrupting chemicals.
She, as well as her research, has been featured in leading magazines and newspapers, including: The Financial Times, The Economist, Scientific American, The Guardian, The Washington Post, USA TODAY, Time, The New York Times, Bloomberg News, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Daily News (New York), Los Angeles Times, HuffPost, etc. Shanna continues to discuss reproductive development and the future of the human race with a variety of audiences.
The Financial Times | Global sperm counts are falling. This scientist believes she knows why
By Sarah Neville
June 21, 2023
The Guardian | Plummeting sperm counts, shrinking penises: toxic chemicals threaten humanity
By Erin Brockovich
March 18, 2021
Scientific American | Reproductive Problems in Both Men and Women Are Rising at an Alarming Rate
By Shanna H. Swan, Stacey Colino
March 16, 2021
The Guardian | The links between pollution and miscarriage: ‘This is the stuff nightmares are made of’
By Isabelle Oderberg
March 28, 2023
The New York Times | What Are Sperm Telling Us?
By Nicholas Kristof
February 20, 2021
The New York Times | Annie’s Pledges to Purge a Class of Chemicals From Its Mac and Cheese
By Michael Corkery
February 19, 2021
The New York Times | The Everyday Chemicals That Might Be Leading Us to Our Extinction
By Bijal P. Trivedi
March 5, 2021
Financial Times | The severe cost of the world’s baby bust
By Jeremy Grantham
March 13, 2021
The Washington Post | How to avoid the toxic kitchen chemicals that could damage your fertility
By Shanna Swan and Stacey Colino
March 5, 2021
Axios | 1 big thing: Falling sperm counts could threaten the human race
By Bryan Walsh
February 24, 2021
More Count Down Press+
- The Intercept | Toxic Chemicals Threaten Humanity’s Ability to Reproduce, January 24, 2021
- Medium “Future Human” | Humans May Not Be Able to Reproduce Naturally Much Longer, Scientist Warns, February 25, 2021
- Scientific American | Reproductive Problems in Both Men and Women Are Rising at an Alarming Rate, March 16, 2021
- Scientific American| Sweeping Whale Streaming Series, Profile of CRISPR Discoverer and an Examination of Future Realities, March 16, 2021
- The Guardian | Plummeting sperm counts, shrinking penises: toxic chemicals threaten humanity, March 18, 2021
- The Guardian | Plummeting sperm counts, shrinking penises: toxic chemicals threaten humanity, March 18, 2021
- The Guardian | Falling sperm counts could ‘threaten human survival’, expert warns, February 26, 2021
- Insider | Plummeting sperm counts are threatening the future of human existence, and plastics could be to blame, March, 5, 2021 * Next Big Idea Club | Next Big Idea Club Nominees Spring 2021, February 5, 2021
- The New York Post | Why more men are suffering from infertility than ever before, February 20, 2021 * The Hill | Five changes to improve our reproductive health, March 6, 2021
- The Telegraph | Falling sperm counts ‘threaten human survival’, expert warns, February 26. 2021
Previous Press+
- NPR | Sperm Counts Plummet In Western Men, Study Finds, By Rob Stein, July 31, 2017
- Forbes | Study Shows How The World May Run Low On Sperm, By Bruce Y. Lee, Jul 27, 2017
- NOVA | Sperm Count is Decreasing in Rich Nations—and No One Knows Why, By Bianca Datta, July 26, 2017
- Washington Post | Sperm concentration has declined 50 percent in 40 years in three continents, By Ariana Eunjung Cha, July 25, 2017
- BBC News | Sperm count drop 'could make humans extinct’, By Pallab Ghosh, July 25, 2017
- Newsweek | Western Men Could Struggle to Become Fathers as Sperm Count Halves in 40 Years, By Conor Gaffey, July 25, 2017
- USA Today | Your sperm count may be dropping, and scientists aren't exactly sure why, By Karen Weintraub, July 25, 2017
- The New York Times | Are Your Sperm in Trouble?, By Nicholas Kristof, March 11, 2017