Natal Gazing
Darby Saxbe, Elizabeth PrestonI'm a psychologist and neuroscientist who writes about parenting, neuroscience, biology, relationships and politics. I'm also the author of the book Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How it Shapes Men's Lives (Flatiron Books, 2026).
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| Issues | 68 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 11 days ago |
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What Happens When Moms and Dads Trade Off Primary Parenting
I’m editing this transcript from the passenger seat as we drive up the California coast on yet another road trip, but this one is strictly pleasure, no book business this time. During all the hubbub of our book tour roadtrip to Dollywood, m...
Can you take the friction out of parenting?
I was watching TV the other day when I caught an ad for Amazon’s new AI-powered telehealth service. In it, a new mom is struggling with breast pain while trying to feed her baby in the middle of the night. She shares her symptoms with an AI...
Pete Hegseth doesn't understand hormones
In case you missed it, yesterday the “High-T Department of War,” as Pete Hegseth is now calling it, announced that the military would perform mandatory annual testosterone screenings on all service members. The goal is to flag “warfighters”...
The truth about testosterone and fatherhood
This piece, an adapted excerpt from my book, DAD BRAIN, appeared as a commentary on the American Institute for Boys and Men’s website today. I’m a huge fan of and the work that AIBM has been doing to advocate for the interests of men....
We have arrived
Welcome back to the final episode in my Book tour/ College tour/ Roadtrip to Dollywood. When I last posted, I had just arrived in DC after a few days in NYC. I’ve now made it to the land of Dolly.
Last week, I was so busy recapping my NYC...
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Professor at the University of Southern California. I study the neurobiology of parenthood & wrote the book Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How it Shapes Men's Lives.
Freelance science journalist and humor writer, living and parenting in the Boston area. Author of THE CREATURES' GUIDE TO CARING.
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