20 JUL 2011 by ideonexus

 How the Prenatal and Early Infancy Environment Influence ...

Prenatal Influences as Information for the Fetus > Additional Support/Evidence > The Importance of Smell and Taste in Infant Development
Tastes and smells transferred to the fetus through the mother's diet are messages about the environment to which it will be born. The infant's tastes can be influenced, therefore, by what the mother eats and transfers through amniotic fluid and breast milk.
08 FEB 2011 by ideonexus

 Memetic Battle: Professional Women VS. Pregnant Celebrities

Memes and Genes in Conflict in Modern Child-Rearing > Contrast > Pregnant Celebrities are News
The focus of gossip magazines on pregnant celebrites somewhat detracts from Susan Blackmore's argument that career-women more effectively spread their professional memes than pregnant women are at spreading motherhood genes.