Darby Saxbe
@darbysaxbe.bsky.social
Professor of Psychology @ University of Southern California: neuroendocrinology of close relationships, particularly plasticity across the transition to parenthood. Writing the book _Dad Brain_ for Flatiron Books, about the neurobiology of fatherhood.
Massive turnout at the #NoKings protest in Pasadena. Calm, peaceful, multigenerational crowd. Patriotic signs and American flags everywhere. I’m still waiting for my check from Soros.
October 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Massive turnout at the #NoKings protest in Pasadena. Calm, peaceful, multigenerational crowd. Patriotic signs and American flags everywhere. I’m still waiting for my check from Soros.
Great crowd at USC for a rally celebrating our decision to say no to the Compact! A letter opposing the Compact was signed by 1500 members of our university community. @ryanboyd.bsky.social @aaup.org @sanjaymadhav1.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Great crowd at USC for a rally celebrating our decision to say no to the Compact! A letter opposing the Compact was signed by 1500 members of our university community. @ryanboyd.bsky.social @aaup.org @sanjaymadhav1.bsky.social
My new Substack is about the paradox of the partisan happiness gap: conservatives are happier than liberals, but left-wing societies produce happier people. open.substack.com/pub/darbysax...
July 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
My new Substack is about the paradox of the partisan happiness gap: conservatives are happier than liberals, but left-wing societies produce happier people. open.substack.com/pub/darbysax...
This post is incredibly revealing of how Trump thinks. He's apparently fine with terrorizing and dehumanizing immigrants, but when it starts to affect his wealthy friends, it's a problem. At least there's no hypocrisy here: the goal of Trump's admin has always been to serve his wealthy friends.
June 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This post is incredibly revealing of how Trump thinks. He's apparently fine with terrorizing and dehumanizing immigrants, but when it starts to affect his wealthy friends, it's a problem. At least there's no hypocrisy here: the goal of Trump's admin has always been to serve his wealthy friends.
They even produced MAGA faves like Pam Bondi (Italian-American); Mick Mulvaney & RFK Jr. (Irish-American); Stephen Miller & Howard Lutnick (Jewish); and Donald Trump himself (German). The Irish alone brought us Sean Hannity, Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly, & Steve Bannon.
June 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
They even produced MAGA faves like Pam Bondi (Italian-American); Mick Mulvaney & RFK Jr. (Irish-American); Stephen Miller & Howard Lutnick (Jewish); and Donald Trump himself (German). The Irish alone brought us Sean Hannity, Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly, & Steve Bannon.
Also Senator Henry Cabot Lodge:
"The immigration of people from southern and eastern Europe threatens to degrade our citizenship and dilute our national character."
These immigrants were often illiterate, stayed in their ethnic neighborhoods, and were slow to learn English.
"The immigration of people from southern and eastern Europe threatens to degrade our citizenship and dilute our national character."
These immigrants were often illiterate, stayed in their ethnic neighborhoods, and were slow to learn English.
June 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Also Senator Henry Cabot Lodge:
"The immigration of people from southern and eastern Europe threatens to degrade our citizenship and dilute our national character."
These immigrants were often illiterate, stayed in their ethnic neighborhoods, and were slow to learn English.
"The immigration of people from southern and eastern Europe threatens to degrade our citizenship and dilute our national character."
These immigrants were often illiterate, stayed in their ethnic neighborhoods, and were slow to learn English.
In June 1918, German-language newspapers in Cleveland and elsewhere were censored or burned by Boy Scouts and vigilante groups.
Vandalism and attacks were reported across German-American communities in Midwest states like Wisconsin.
Vandalism and attacks were reported across German-American communities in Midwest states like Wisconsin.
June 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In June 1918, German-language newspapers in Cleveland and elsewhere were censored or burned by Boy Scouts and vigilante groups.
Vandalism and attacks were reported across German-American communities in Midwest states like Wisconsin.
Vandalism and attacks were reported across German-American communities in Midwest states like Wisconsin.
🧵In the early 1900s, hundreds of public schools in the midwest were taught only in German or Polish. Italian-only schools & newspapers proliferated in ethnic enclaves of New York & New Jersey. Politicians called these groups "invaders" & claimed they'd never assimilate.
June 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🧵In the early 1900s, hundreds of public schools in the midwest were taught only in German or Polish. Italian-only schools & newspapers proliferated in ethnic enclaves of New York & New Jersey. Politicians called these groups "invaders" & claimed they'd never assimilate.
That’s 2019 data. This is from 2023. Also see this article, which argues that education has a neglible effect on births in the US: ifstudies.org/blog/do-scho...
April 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
That’s 2019 data. This is from 2023. Also see this article, which argues that education has a neglible effect on births in the US: ifstudies.org/blog/do-scho...
Scenes from the Hands Off protest in Glendale, CA
April 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Scenes from the Hands Off protest in Glendale, CA
Here's a bizarro-world take, but I think it's true. I (masochistically) watched Jesse Watters on Fox News defending Trump tariffs, & realized that his arguments were Ralph Nader's from 2000! At the time, Nader was arguing for more protectionism on trade, while Repubs were backing GW Bush (cont.)
April 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Here's a bizarro-world take, but I think it's true. I (masochistically) watched Jesse Watters on Fox News defending Trump tariffs, & realized that his arguments were Ralph Nader's from 2000! At the time, Nader was arguing for more protectionism on trade, while Repubs were backing GW Bush (cont.)
I have a new Substack out today, on the new science of breastmilk timing and composition, and why it tells us that breast pumps are a poor, and particularly American, substitute for the real maternity leaves that women get in other countries.
darbysaxbe.substack.com/p/the-proble...
darbysaxbe.substack.com/p/the-proble...
March 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I have a new Substack out today, on the new science of breastmilk timing and composition, and why it tells us that breast pumps are a poor, and particularly American, substitute for the real maternity leaves that women get in other countries.
darbysaxbe.substack.com/p/the-proble...
darbysaxbe.substack.com/p/the-proble...
Unreal: The Trump admin has requested info on Chinese students studying at six universities, claiming that the "student visa system has become a Trojan horse for Beijing."
Is this to divert our focus from the actual Trojan horses closer to home: @ Mar a Lago, Trump Hotel, Trump memecoin?
Is this to divert our focus from the actual Trojan horses closer to home: @ Mar a Lago, Trump Hotel, Trump memecoin?
March 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Unreal: The Trump admin has requested info on Chinese students studying at six universities, claiming that the "student visa system has become a Trojan horse for Beijing."
Is this to divert our focus from the actual Trojan horses closer to home: @ Mar a Lago, Trump Hotel, Trump memecoin?
Is this to divert our focus from the actual Trojan horses closer to home: @ Mar a Lago, Trump Hotel, Trump memecoin?
This, from the Heritage Foundation, is absolutely bonkers. Defund & deregulate education to boost the birth rate? In fact, as recent research has shown, family formation has dropped most among low-income women with least educational attainment.
March 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This, from the Heritage Foundation, is absolutely bonkers. Defund & deregulate education to boost the birth rate? In fact, as recent research has shown, family formation has dropped most among low-income women with least educational attainment.
Stand Up for Science LA! @standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience2025
March 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Stand Up for Science LA! @standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience2025
Stand Up for Science LA @standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience2025
March 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Stand Up for Science LA!
March 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Stand Up for Science LA!
Stand Up for Science LA!
March 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Stand Up for Science LA!
Stand Up for Science LA!
March 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Stand Up for Science LA!
Los Angeles people: join us 12pm March 7 for a rally for science at the Federal Building in Westwood, and please spread the word to any pro-science folks you know. @standupforscience.bsky.social @latimes.com @ktla.com @abc7.bsky.social @kcrw.com @laist.com @crooked.com @nbcla.com @foxla.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Los Angeles people: join us 12pm March 7 for a rally for science at the Federal Building in Westwood, and please spread the word to any pro-science folks you know. @standupforscience.bsky.social @latimes.com @ktla.com @abc7.bsky.social @kcrw.com @laist.com @crooked.com @nbcla.com @foxla.bsky.social
Decision tree that has been sent to Program Officers at NSF
February 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Decision tree that has been sent to Program Officers at NSF
