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Judy Dutton

About

Judy Dutton writes about the quirkier, conversation-worthy discoveries coming out of laboratories today. A graduate of Harvard, she is the author of two books: Secrets from the Sex Lab, which explores what MRI scans and promiscuous prairie voles reveal about our love lives, and Science Fair Season, which explores the lives of high school scientists (including one kid who built a nuclear reactor in his garage). Her books have won accolades from two Nobel Laureates and been favorably covered on NPR's Morning Edition, in the Washington Post, the New York Daily News, and numerous other publications. In addition to her books, she has also written for Wired, Marie Claire, Maxim, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Redbook, and other magazines. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Recent Posts
The Fastest Way to Get Kids to Stop Crying

Crying kids are a perennial source of stress to parents (not to mention nearby airline passengers). But they've also become a topic of serious scientific study.

Crying kids are a perennial source of stress to parents (not to mention nearby airline passengers). But they've also become a topic of serious scientific study.

One More Thing for Parents to Worry About

A new worry has been added to parents' already overflowing roster of anxieties: Are they a "childist" and just don't know it? The term "childism" recently infiltrated parenting websites and playground conversations with the publication of "Childism: Confronting Prejudice Against Children."

A new worry has been added to parents' already overflowing roster of anxieties: Are they a "childist" and just don't know it? The term "childism" recently infiltrated parenting websites and playground conversations with the publication of "Childism: Confronting Prejudice Against Children."