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Russ Roberts
Janet Golden on Babies Made Us Modern
1 hour 3 minutes Posted Jun 4, 2018 at 6:30 am.
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Historian and author Janet Golden talks about her book, Babies Made Us Modern, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Golden chronicles the transformation of parenting in first half of the 20th century. It's a fascinating story of how our knowledge of infant health and behavior grew dramatically but remains imperfect. At the same time, government, business, and private organizations responded to that imperfect knowledge.