Build A Baby

Should Parents Be Able to Tinker With the Genome of Babies Before They’re Born?

A geneticist and a social scientist discuss.

By Felicity Boardman & Helen O'Neill, The Conversation

Mind Control

Can Zapping People’s Brains Prevent Them From Committing Violent Crimes?

A study suggests it's possible -- but the better question is whether we should.

By Liesl Goecker

science

New Stem Cell Research Signals the Wane of Cord Blood Banking

But also opens a host of ethical questions.

By The Swaddle Team

inner workings

Being A Parent Takes A Lot of Brain Power

New research untangles the neuroscience of parenting.

By Urvija Banerji

gender

Female Scientists’ Careers Held Back by Motherhood

Scientists -- they're just like us.

By The Swaddle Team

gender

Closing the STEM Gender Gap, One Toy at a Time

All around the world, to varying degrees, STEM education and careers are disproportionately male. As girls and women advance through math and science education and professions, fewer and fewer remain. The sexist idea that women aren’t suited to these fields 

By The Swaddle Team

pregnancy

Scientists Culture Placenta Stem Cells, Look to Solve Pregnancy Complications

Researchers in Japan have set a course to better understand the human placenta by deriving and growing placenta stem cells for the first time, in the goal of better understanding the difference between healthy and complicated pregnancies. “Trophoblast cells play 

By Karun Bhandanker

dads

New Study Explains Mama Bear Mode

Back away slowly …. From birds to mammals, fish to reptiles, the immediate reaction to a threat is typically self-preservation: freeze or flight, not fight. But then, across the animal kingdom, it’s also common to see mothers protecting their young. 

By The Swaddle Team

activities

Five Fun Science Activities For Kids To Do At Home

At The Swaddle, we love science, even if we were always better at writing. One team member remembers a brief, if passionate, obsession with a junior science kit at the age of 7. Another remembers bouts of what her family still 

By The Swaddle Team

emotional health

Monday Mashup: Who’s Caring For The Caregivers?

Every week, we scour the web to bring you interesting bits and pieces from around the world. Enjoy! Who’s Caring For The Caregivers? A new study by Johns Hopkins University’s school of public health suggests caring for elderly family members 

By The Swaddle Team

health

Monday Mashup: The Price Of Fun

Every week, we scour the web to bring you interesting bits and pieces from around the world. Enjoy! Putting A Price on Fun A financial planner describes his ‘fun formula,’ which helped him realize how much he spends on fun 

By The Swaddle Team

pregnancy

Monday Mashup: Love For The Ages

Every week, we scour the web to bring you interesting bits and pieces from around the world. Enjoy! Love For The Ages This exhibit might be showing in London, but get a sneak peek into the great loves of the 

By The Swaddle Team

babies

Monday Mashup: A Bottle Full Of Stress

Every week, we scour the web to bring you interesting bits and pieces from around the world. Enjoy! Breastfeeding On Stress Breast milk — along with all of the beneficial minerals, proteins, antibodies and more — could also be passing 

By The Swaddle Team

food

Monday Mashup: Nudge A Picky Eater

Every week, we scour the web to bring you interesting bits and pieces from around the world. Enjoy! Nudge, Don’t Push Got a picky eater at home? This article is for you: A cookbook author and pediatrician recount a ‘case 

By The Swaddle Team

difficult conversations

Monday Mashup: Speaking To Kids About Terrorism

Every week, we scour the web to bring you interesting bits and pieces from around the world. Enjoy! A Male Actress? The French government has issued recommendations to combat sexism in the workplace with the power of language. By using feminized 

By The Swaddle Team

all ages

Monday Mashup: Walking The Digital Line And Having It All

Every week, we scour the web to bring you interesting bits and pieces from around the world. Enjoy! Walking The Digital Line This is the first article we’ve come across that acknowledges the inherent Catch-22 of parenting a digital generation — 

By The Swaddle Team

health

Monday Mashup: A Biological Clock That Doesn’t Chime

Every week, we scour the web to bring you interesting bits and pieces from around the world. Enjoy! A Biological Clock That Doesn’t Chime? A new treatment called OvaPrime nurtures egg stem cells into viable eggs, replenishing a woman’s stock 

By The Swaddle Team

culture

Monday Mashup: What Are People Spending Money On?

Every week, we scour the web to bring you interesting bits and pieces from around the world. Enjoy! What Are People Spending Money On? Or rather, what do people want to spend money on? This graphic attempts to answer that 

By The Swaddle Team