



She has written two other books of popular science: I Can Hear You Whisper and Toxic Truth. She is a contributing editor at Scientific American and the author of Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond, which was named one of the best leadership books of 2020 by Adam Grant and called “the best of science writing” by Booklist. Lydia Denworth is an award-winning science journalist and a sought-after speaker. But is friendship just child’s play? What makes these bonds not just fun or pleasant but also essential? How do our friends and the relationships we have with them affect our bodies and our minds? We will delve into this important topic, what we need to know as parents but also how friendship is fundamental to all of us, as backed by evolution, biology and psychological research, with the well-celebrated author, Lydia Denworth. Friends have been called the family we choose. The concept of friendship is universal and elemental.
