Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy is a celebrated American anthropologist and primatologist, recognized for her work on maternal behavior and evolutionary psychology. Her research emphasizes the social and biological aspects of parenting, arguing that understanding the parental brain requires examining the roles of both mothers and fathers in nurturing and child-rearing.
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Sarah Blaffer Hrdy is an anthropologist and professor emerita who has studied infant abandonment and infanticide.
‘Pregnant, homeless, what now?’ The search for a safe place to abandon a baby | Parents and parenting
United Kingdom· 2025-08-21
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy has transformed the understanding of primate behavior and female reproductive strategies.
Feminismo darwiniano: así se acabó con el mito de la pasividad sexual de las hembras | Ciencia
Spain· 2025-07-25
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy is a renowned American anthropologist whose book Father Time inspired the episode Dad Bods.
Dad Bods explores the science of fatherhood – and brings good news
Canada· 2025-06-10
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy summarizes findings on the changes to the amygdala in fathers who take on primary parenting roles.
How being a parent physically alters your brain (dads included)
New Zealand· 2025-02-22
