The Birth of the Allomother (Sarah Blaffey Hrdy, PhD)
Legendary anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy gave us the term \u201callomother,\u201d and by extension, \u201calloparent\u201d\u2014the pioneering idea that mutual care is the reason we\u2019ve evolved to be the humans we are today. Hrdy, who is professor emerita at the University of California, Davis, has just written a new (and stunning) book, called\xa0Father Time: A Natural History of Men and Babies. Today, we talk about what she\u2019s learned about human culture over the course of her long career, and the impact of her elegant hypothesis.\nSee more about this episode and guest on\xa0my Substack.\n \nTo learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy\n \n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices