The REAL Reason Humans Are (Quickly) Going Extinct
Sperm counts are on track to hit zero by 2045. That means the median male will have no viable sperm in 19 years. Half of all men will be functionally infertile. Billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham, who has spent 27 years researching environmental toxicity, says this is the most underreported crisis in human history, and nobody wants to talk about it.
Steven opens the conversation with his own story. He and his partner are trying to have a baby. It hasn’t been straightforward. Friends of his have spent years struggling to conceive. He has started telling people his age to freeze eggs and sperm as a precaution. He is 33 years old and already past his peak fertility.
Jeremy walks through the timeline. In hunter-gatherer days, men had roughly 180 million sperm per millilitre. By 1970, when academics first measured it, the count had dropped to about 100 million. Today, the average is 35 million. The threshold for conceiving without difficulty is roughly 45 million, which was crossed about 15 to 20 years ago. That is why 17% of young couples now need help getting pregnant, up from effectively zero a generation ago. At the current rate of decline, the median sperm count will reach zero by 2045.
The causes are endocrine-disrupting chemicals embedded in everyday life. Phthalates in cosmetics, shampoos, and food packaging lower testosterone production in male fetuses during the first trimester, permanently stunting reproductive capacity before birth. BPAs in plastics and tin can linings flood the male body with synthetic estrogen signals. PFAs (forever chemicals) in nonstick pans, waterproof jackets, and stain-resistant carpets accumulate in human blood and directly reduce sperm volume. Microplastics have been found in 100% of human testicular tissue tested. And atrazine, the second most widely used herbicide in America, chemically castrated male frogs in a peer-reviewed study, turning 10% of them into fully functional females capable of laying eggs.
Discover:
• Why sperm counts are projected to hit zero by 2045
• How 17% of young couples now need help conceiving, up from nearly zero a generation ago
• Why eating organic fruit nearly doubled successful live births in a Harvard study
• How the US has banned only 12 chemicals in cosmetics while the EU has banned 1,500
• Why a fetus is 100 to 1,000 times more vulnerable to toxins than an adult
• The herbicide that turned male frogs into egg-laying females
• Why 45% of all US tap water is contaminated with forever chemicals
• The two simple changes that could eliminate roughly half of all fertility damage
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@TheDiaryOfACEOClips
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
Watch the full episode here – https://youtu.be/32u5T6lO8qk
@01Bazaar
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
Depopulation by plan
@traditionalfood367
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
"She and I are trying to …
Not "me and her are … "
@jpalm500
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
PLASTIC & CHEMICALS
@mikemm9827
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
That's what happens when society attacks all men for toxic masculinity, men have to be men again.
@NellThomas-gp4uf
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
Nature always seeks balance. Earth should have two billion humans maximum, we are told. Everything in balance.
@justmakingit_mtrose
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
13:26. “We just don’t do bad news.” I call BS. Nearly all we do is bad news. Or prediction of bad news which never comes true.
@rogelioday4467
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
If a population repeatedly removes its most reproductively active individuals — whether through social pressure, punishment, or cultural norms — it is reasonable to ask how many generations it would take before this affects the population’s long‑term stability.
Even today, in some societies, there are still mechanisms (sometimes subtle or informal) that marginalize or stigmatize people who are more sexually active or who do not conform to certain norms. In biological terms, a healthy mammal population requires individuals who are both fertile and socially integrated.
I grew up on a farm, and I saw how artificial insemination in cattle worked better when a young bull was present in the herd. He was too young to mate successfully, but his presence stimulated the cows’ natural reproductive cycles. This shows that social and biological cues can influence fertility.
Stories such as the claim that Genghis Khan fathered hundreds of children in a short time are obviously exaggerated, but they reflect an old intuition: the presence of reproductively active males can influence group dynamics. Similarly, the Russian tsars were known for having active family lives, and the end of their dynasty symbolically marked the end of a long reproductive lineage.
A species cannot be maintained if its biological foundations are ignored. If individuals who are naturally more active in reproduction are systematically removed or suppressed, the decline of the population may accelerate.
In the Christian tradition, sexuality has often been associated with sin. If one reads early biblical texts — ideally closer to the original Greek, such as the Textus Receptus, rather than later translations like the Vulgate — and interprets them with legal precision, it becomes clear that many later moral interpretations go far beyond the original meaning.
Over the course of human history, sexuality has acquired a negative cultural connotation. This shapes our thinking even today. As a result, many people are culturally inhibited from behaving in ways that would be normal for mammals and supportive of reproduction.
If we want to understand declining birth rates, this cultural dimension must be taken into account. Biological needs do not disappear simply because a society chooses to ignore them.
@angelapaules-f1f
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
Umm..this sucks. The companies who sold these products need to be held accountable.
@robertholland7558
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
Is this just a developed world problem?
Appears that some regions are breeding like rabbits!
@JennyJeanLove
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
❤❤❤ Have you and your girlfriend tried naprotechnology?
@Dxn6alc03Belod7m1o
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
The chemical castration of men is, I believe, a huge part of the reason that some of these "born males" believe they are women–partly because they physically have similarities due to the repressed male hormones and increased female ones. I also believe this confusion and poor nutrition is causing more violence and s*xual predation.
@NDScope
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
I sprayed atrazyme today.
@lauramaybee4529
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
It seems I know more and more young women who were diagnosed with PCOS which makes it very very difficult to get pregnant
@Pazz643
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
Population control planets full of
@saulmangas
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
Humanity has caused global wildlife populations to plummet by an average of 73% since 1970. A few less humans would likely be helpful for the planet.
@leonelgaldinomonteiro4783
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
Feminism
@GoodT75
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
Offs. Humans are not going extinct. 🙄
@Bullamakanca
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
Excellent. Thanks for sharing.
@MinnesotaFlipsRed
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
Is this just in America, or is this world wide?
It just has me thinking…. Is this mother nature controlling us, or is the food and beverages we are consuming doing this? Also, is it intentional, or a mistake?
@UnholyHexer
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
All of the things people are pointing to are only symptoms of the real problem which is the human mindset.
@rubio9168
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
Fewer couples want to have kids these days.Its not just environmental.
Plus, the planet will be better off without more humans ,if any at all.
@pickles9440
June 28, 2026 at 5:58 am
There appears to be strong smelling odors everywhere these days. People associate strong smells with being clean, so we have toxic laundry detergent. Public restrooms and sometimes even restaurants, are doused in a noxious toxin. We accept this as normal, it’s not. The waiters spray the next table, splashing you in the process. Then there is body splashes and sprays, it’s all too much.