"Nguyen Ba Thanh wonders if death by old age is civilisation's destiny." - Philosophy Now "... a fascinating analysis that's unflinching and perceptive." - Kirkus Reviews If all else-your body and memories, stars, the universe itself-has a birth-death life cycle, can species like ours exist forever? As they modernize, birthrates in 100+ countries have fallen below the replacement minimum of 2.1 births/woman...