Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives
by Darby Saxbe
Mentioned 2 times across 2 shows · first heard Jun 2026 on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard.
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The general take
Dax Shepard sees "Dad Brain" as tackling genuinely important research that's been largely missing—he emphasizes how studying fatherhood has been neglected the way studying women's biology was historically neglected in medicine. He frames the book as correcting a real imbalance in what science has paid attention to.
Who said what
Alie Ward👍 Recommends
…introducing darby saxbe's new book on fatherhood research
“And their new excellent book titled Dad Brain, The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives. You can get your hands on it, get it as a gift for a dad, for your spouse, for yourself. So essentially, this book is valuable for anyone who was the result of a sperm and an egg. I genuinely think the more fathers who have this book, the better world we can make.”
Ologies with Alie Ward — Paternology (FATHERHOOD) with Darby Saxbeat 04:05
Dax Shepard👍 Recommends
…introducing darby saxbe and her new book on fatherhood research
“She has a new book out called Dad Brain, the New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives. This is really important stuff. Yeah, as she will tell us in this, although historically only men have been researched for medicine, which is an atrocity, mostly only women have been researched for parenthood. Correct. So that's the counterbalancing disparity.”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard — Darby Saxbe (on Dad Brain)at 00:27
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