Mr. Spock referred to himself as "Second Officer" early in Star Trek: The Original Series, but there are reasons why this ...

Thanks to a clever Star Trek novel from the '80s, sci-fi icon Spock now has a direct connection to a somewhat less iconic ...

Many in the current cohort look to Emily Oster, an economist who urges mothers and fathers to use the best data to make decisions for themselves.

There are some outspoken celebrities, such as Jane Fonda. But Dr. Spock holds a unique position as both a once-trusted member of the establishment, and a radical capable of rattling the government.

My mother and father had Benjamin Spock, the pediatrician who promoted the revolutionary idea that children should be cherished and held, not whipped or spanked. His landmark 1946 book, “The Common ...

Yet here was Spock telling the House of Medicine that every mother could trust her own instincts and feed her baby "when he seems hungry, irrespective of the hour." [2] Cry and be fed, and damn ...

The "Star Trek" legend's only son will discuss his memoir at the annual space-themed event.

Every generation has its parent whisperer. My mother and father had Benjamin Spock, the pediatrician who promoted the revolutionary idea that children should be cherished and held, not whipped or ...

Author Emily Oster, right, at a book reading in Washington last year. (Leigh Vogel / Getty Images for Emily Oster) ...