Writing on culture, mental health and the strange psyche of modern life
Psychiatrist, Researcher & Writer | Writing on culture, mental health, and the strange psyche of modern life
Science-focused essays on psychotherapy and psychiatry.
The newsletter of Professor Steve Stewart-Williams. Evolutionary psychology, sex differences, nature and nurture, science, philosophy, and more.
I'm a psychologist and neuroscientist who writes about parenting, neuroscience, biology, relationships and politics. I'm also the author of the book Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How it Shapes Men's Lives (Flatiron Books, 2026).
WEIRD cultures are Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, and Democratic. Us WEIRD adults get allergy, diabetes, arthritis, etc โ and these are shaped by how weโre raised. Traditional cultures show us how to give children better adult health.