My guest today is Heather Heying – evolutionary biologist, co-host (with her husband Bret Weistein) of the Darkhorse podcast, and also the co-author of 'A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life.'
We mostly spoke about babies! On the modern guidance on breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and sleep training, and the tensions between a science-led approach and parental intuition.
In the extended version of the episode we also spoke about the use of infanticide in human history, why Western women are more prone to postpartum depression, and why we need more sex specific research and guidance on health issues, particularly diet.
02:54 Letting go of intuition
09:05 Terrifying young mothers
16:32 Intuition is not unscientific
24:40 Breastfeeding
32:55 Maternal love the original form of love
36:04 Infanticide
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