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Are Dads Getting Better?

The anthropologist Lee Gettler speculates that “low-T” fatherhood is basically an adaptation to circumstances: when new dads are immersed in the work of parenting—bathing infants and changing their diapers, or helping older kids navigate the emotional complexities of middle school—it simply doesn’t make sense for them to be “hormonally focused on competition and aggression.” 

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Lee Gettler

Anthropology

Air Conditioning, Scourge of the French Left

Alex Kustov argues that expanding access to air conditioning is a practical, evidence-based response to deadly heat waves, contending that ideological opposition to cooling in parts of Europe risks undermining public health.

Why birth rates are falling everywhere all at once

Melissa Kearney weighs in on the factors behind falling birth rates around the world, pointing to the potential role of digital technology in changing how people form relationships and families.