philosomama

Laurie Paul says that when we become mothers, we are in the same situation as Mary leaving the black and white room, and seeing colour for ...

Idea: Since babies get loads of antibodies from their mummy's breastmilk*, I think it would boost the child's immunity and health ma...

I've never been  the world's greatest follower of etiquette, and motherhood presents numerous novel challenges to my manners know-ho...

  This is what I am going to look like if the current rate of hair loss continues. Ick. 

  The chunkermunk made his grand entrance on this planet a whole five months ago (externally, at least - see post 'happy birthday Ors...

Sometimes I feel as if my heart is trying to lunge through my ribcage, wrap itself around Orson, and smother him to death. Is that just me t...

I loved this snippet in the New Scientist, about computer software and patent law......

Recent story from the beeb says men with small testicles make better parents -  "the idea being that larger testicles would suggest gr...

Got the proofs through today for a paper to come out in Journal of Biosciences - title is 'Origins of Evolutionary Transitions'. Its...

When you are pregnant, people who are already parents say to you things like 'everything changes' and 'it turns your world upsi...