Exploring the science, evolution and culture of motherhood with a focus on how things were done for 95% of our existence as a species, back when we lived as hunter-gatherers.
Pro-progress, anti-safetyist commentary on Scientific & Cultural matters from a Genomics PhD. Attempting to shape culture towards optimism, an abundance mindset & freedom.
I'm a mother and an author interested in health and power. The Unsettled is a newsletter that will explore conventionally "settled" topics and ideas and reveal their unsettled nature.
30 something mum to a toddling whirlwind. Writing about motherhood, womanhood and how society shapes both. Sometimes deep, sometimes funny, most times a bit of both. Honest reflections on the ups, downs and sideways. Probably exposing myself.
WEIRD cultures are Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, and Democratic. Us WEIRD adults get allergy, diabetes, arthritis, etc – and these are shaped by how we’re raised. Traditional cultures show us how to give children better adult health.
A weekly update on the policies and ideas that can better support parents and strengthen families as the essential building block of a healthy society...and one or two other things as well.
Lyman Stone is the Director of Research of the consulting firm Demographic Intelligence, the director of the Pronatalism Initiative at the Institute for Family Studies, and a PhD candidate at McGill University.
I'm a psychologist and neuroscientist who writes about parenting, neuroscience, biology, relationships and politics. I'm also the author of the forthcoming book Dad Brain, an entertaining look into the science and culture of fatherhood.
