The Book Prize Index

Father Time: A Natural History of Men and Babies

Sarah Blaffer Hrdy

"A masterful synthesis of how it came to be that today men are taking care of very young babies given that this is unprecedented in the history of mammals, apes, and humans"--

ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceGoogle Books: Family & Relationships -> Society & CultureTopic Classifier: Natural History & Animals -> Nature & EnvironmentNatural History & AnimalsFamily, Childhood & AdoptionRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
PROSE Award for Biological Anthropology and Ancient History2025WinnerOfficial source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    Men taking care of very young babies is unprecedented in mammals, apes, and humans, and the book synthesizes how this came to be.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    55 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 74%.