Sarah Everts
@saraheverts.bsky.social
Science journalist, journo prof and author of The Joy Of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration.
So much fun to write about the surreal and weirdly delightful sauna world championships… thewalrus.ca/world-sauna-...
The Steamy, Sweaty, Towel-Spinning Weirdness of the World Sauna Championships | The Walrus
Whatever you’re picturing, we promise it’s stranger
thewalrus.ca
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
So much fun to write about the surreal and weirdly delightful sauna world championships… thewalrus.ca/world-sauna-...
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In her latest story for The Walrus, writer @saraheverts.bsky.social uncovers the surreal, sweat-drenched spectacle of the world sauna theatre championship, where two brothers from Quebec compete for Canada’s first-ever title: thewalrus.ca/world-sauna-cham...
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In her latest story for The Walrus, writer @saraheverts.bsky.social uncovers the surreal, sweat-drenched spectacle of the world sauna theatre championship, where two brothers from Quebec compete for Canada’s first-ever title: thewalrus.ca/world-sauna-cham...
Here’s a piece I wrote for The Economist about how paintings - including Rembrandts & Riopelles - start behaving VERY WEIRDLY because they are literally MAKING SOAP beneath their surface…
www.economist.com/science-and-...
www.economist.com/science-and-...
Old oil paintings are suffering from chemical “acne”
Conservators are scrambling to rescue them
www.economist.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Here’s a piece I wrote for The Economist about how paintings - including Rembrandts & Riopelles - start behaving VERY WEIRDLY because they are literally MAKING SOAP beneath their surface…
www.economist.com/science-and-...
www.economist.com/science-and-...
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Hey Ottawa!
Looking forward to speaking at the International Writers Festival. May 3rd, 11:30AM.
See ya there! 🙏
The Certainty Illusion with Timothy Caulfield
writersfestival.org/events/sprin... with @saraheverts.bsky.social cc @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Looking forward to speaking at the International Writers Festival. May 3rd, 11:30AM.
See ya there! 🙏
The Certainty Illusion with Timothy Caulfield
writersfestival.org/events/sprin... with @saraheverts.bsky.social cc @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
The Certainty Illusion
11:30am, Saturday May 3 at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa — "The Certainty Illusion is a brilliant and accessible deep dive into the complexities of our modern misinformation crisis… Whether n...
writersfestival.org
April 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Hey Ottawa!
Looking forward to speaking at the International Writers Festival. May 3rd, 11:30AM.
See ya there! 🙏
The Certainty Illusion with Timothy Caulfield
writersfestival.org/events/sprin... with @saraheverts.bsky.social cc @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Looking forward to speaking at the International Writers Festival. May 3rd, 11:30AM.
See ya there! 🙏
The Certainty Illusion with Timothy Caulfield
writersfestival.org/events/sprin... with @saraheverts.bsky.social cc @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Why do we smell (and how concerned should we be about it)?
The Dose · Episode
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April 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
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Just finished giving the Discovery Lecture at @carleton.ca hosted by @saraheverts.bsky.social and @drkimhellemans.bsky.social this evening! We had tons of great questions and I promised to answer the 8 most up-voted ones here. Here we go! 1/10 🧵
Discovery Lecture: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope in a Divided World (Mar 25)
Mar 25, 2025 07:00 PM Discovery Lecture: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope in a Divided World Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of clim...
carleton.ca
March 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Just finished giving the Discovery Lecture at @carleton.ca hosted by @saraheverts.bsky.social and @drkimhellemans.bsky.social this evening! We had tons of great questions and I promised to answer the 8 most up-voted ones here. Here we go! 1/10 🧵
Wrote about the smell of Egyptian mummies www.smithsonianmag.com/history/disc...
Discover the Aromas of Ancient Egyptian Mummies, From Orange Peels to Pine to Incense
A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other odors
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Wrote about the smell of Egyptian mummies www.smithsonianmag.com/history/disc...