The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care: Interview with Elizabeth Preston
About this episode
Elizabeth Preston discusses her book on the evolution of caregiving in animals and its implications for human behavior.
Elizabeth Preston`is a science journalist who has just written The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care. Her book is a fun and exceptionally informative book on the evolution of caring and why we are such caregiving animals. Her descriptions of caregiving in 70 plus animals species are compelling by themselves but also have much to teach us about caregiving. And while this podcast doesn't talk specifically about anxiety, I think it is fair to say that a variety of mental health issues can arise when we ignore our biology. Ms Preston is helping us reconnect with our biology. For more information: https://elizabethgpreston.com/ This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or mental health advice.
People in this episode
Host: Edward Plimpton
Guest: Elizabeth Preston
Topics covered
- animal behavior
- caregiving
- mental health
- evolution
- science journalism
Keywords
- animal parents
- caregiving
- mental health
- evolution
- science journalism
- Elizabeth Preston
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Creatures' Guide to Caring
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