Does Punishment Deter Unwanted Behavior?
What parenting and criminology research have in common
MOTHERHOOD UNTIL YESTERDAY
Honest inquiry into the hardest parts of motherhood — through the lens of evolution, anthropology, and the best available science.
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Do the Tradwives Deserve This Much Hate?
In the wake of Yesteryear, Nara Smith on Call Her Daddy, and associated shenanigans, I can’t help but wonder whether all the vitriol is justified.
Multi-Age Playgroups, Birth Spacing, and the Limits of Hunter-Gatherer Research with Dr. Abigail Page
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Is Breastfeeding Intuitive?
Yes, but only for the women who have been taught how to do it
The Evolutionary Argument for Birth Control
Pills now do for us what our bodies used to do naturally
Maybe We Need To Chill The F*ck Out About Sleep
Interrupted nights, short nights, and tiredness are all very normal human experiences
A Radical Plan For Overhauling Our Hellish Bedtime Routine
Hunter-gatherer kids self-govern their sleep. Can ours?
The Inner Lives of Aka Women with Professor Bonnie Hewlett
On Childhood, Motherhood, Sex, and Loss in the Congo Rainforest
No One Eats Each Other’s Lice Anymore These Days
The true scourge of modernity is our lack of affiliative grooming
What The "Expertization" of Motherhood Has Cost Us
I like science, but scientists aren’t the only experts
The Misguided Conservative Obsession with Evolutionary Psychology
All the more reason to seriously study hunter-gatherers