Reviews and Praise

Reader & Expert Reviews

Birth-Rate Crisis provides a unique take on global issues through an integration of history and neuroscience. More importantly, it offers novel and compelling solutions to the challenges of living in our modern, dopamine-driven world.

Birth-Rate Crisis is an eye-opening book that not only explores the challenges humanity faces because of declining birth rates around the world but also offers unique, thoughtful solutions. This thoroughly researched book is fascinating, and I appreciate the years of scientific investigation that went into its creation.

Birth-Rate Crisis challenged what I thought I understood about falling birth rates. Jim Penman and Andrea Pearson move beyond the familiar affordability debate into an unexpected argument about prosperity and the effect of a society of constant stimulation.

In the News

Birth-Rate Crisis was featured in BookTrib’s roundup of five thought-provoking books exploring declining birth rates, modern parenting, technology, and the changing role of family in society. The list also includes bestselling titles such as The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. 

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BookTrib: “Why Are We Having Fewer Children? This Intriguing Theory May Surprise You”

“[Birth-Rate Crisis] offers concrete ways to make raising children feel more manageable and more rewarding today … and offers hope for the future.”

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