Even though the differences between male and female brains are constantly making headlines, a science journalist tells Veronica Rueckert and Rob Ferrett that men’s and women’s brains aren’t so different after all. They also learn how incarceration statistics misrepresent race, listen to a Wisconsin Life piece about trilliums, and find out why the number of stay-at-home moms are on the rise in the United States.
Featured in this Show
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Study: Stay-At-Home Moms On The Rise
A new report from the Pew Research Center finds that the number of stay-at-home moms is on the rise. A sociologist discusses the findings, and why the number is on the rise after decades of being on the decline.
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Male Brains, Female Brains–Not So Different?
Every year or so, a scientific study captures media attention by highlighting differences between male and female brains. A science journalist says those differences are overstated, and that many differences between men and women are not hardwired into our brains.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Chris Malina Producer
- Barbara Risman Guest
- Virginia Hughes Guest
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