Babies, Brains and Boobs #164

May 11, 2012

This episode was recorded when Science for the People was called Skeptically Speaking.

This week, we’re looking at some of the ways motherhood changes the brain and the body.  Kayt Sukel, author of Dirty Minds: How Our Brains Influence Love, Sex, and Relationships, returns to explain the neurological effects of pregnancy and motherhood. And we’re joined by Dr. Katie Hinde, Director of Harvard’s Comparative Lactation Laboratory, to discuss the biology of lactation and breastfeeding.

Guests:

  • Kayt Sukel
  • Katie Hinde
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