Emily Oster is a Harvard-trained economist, Brown University professor, and the mind behind ParentData - a platform transforming how millions of parents make decisions. With four consecutive New York Times bestsellers, TIME's 100 Most Influential People recognition, and over a million books sold, she wields data like a scalpel against pregnancy myths and parenting guilt, convincing readers that evidence beats anxiety every time.
Virginia Sole-Smith is an award-winning journalist, NYT-bestselling author, and creator of Burnt Toast - a newsletter and podcast with 66,000+ subscribers dedicated to dismantling diet culture and anti-fat bias. Her books 'The Eating Instinct' (2018) and 'Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture' (2023) have made her one of the most influential voices in fat liberation and body-positive parenting. She writes with unflinching clarity and warmth, blending rigorous investigative reporting with deeply personal narrative.