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Sarah Everts
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Science journalist, journo prof and author of The Joy Of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration.

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Seabird @seabirdreader.bsky.social · 1d
Inside the sweaty world of the Aufguss WM, aka the World Sauna Championships, from @saraheverts.bsky.social in @thewalrus.ca. Recommended in this week's Tidings newsletter:
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CTF/FCE @ctffce.bsky.social · 6d
🌪️ Big Tech is taking all the industries by storm. Journalism is no exception. Thank you to @saraheverts.bsky.social for facilitating this insightful session on Riding the News Cycle in this Age of Big Tech.

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Sarah Everts @saraheverts.bsky.social · 12d
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
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 13d
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...
On the left: a photo of two men dressed as cowboys riding hobby horses while spinning towels in the air. On the right: text that reads “The steamy, sweaty, towel-spinning weirdness of the world sauna championships. Whatever you’re picturing, we promise it’s stranger”

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Sarah Everts @saraheverts.bsky.social · May 29
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…

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Old oil paintings are suffering from chemical “acne”
Conservators are scrambling to rescue them
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Sarah Everts @saraheverts.bsky.social · Apr 28
A real pleasure to talk B.O. on CBC’s The Dose!

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Why do we smell (and how concerned should we be about it)?
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · Apr 9
Hey Ottawa!

Looking forward to speaking at the International Writers Festival. May 3rd, 11:30AM.

See ya there! 🙏

The Certainty Illusion with Timothy Caulfield
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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...
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Michael Wong @miquai.bsky.social · Mar 29
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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Sarah Everts @saraheverts.bsky.social · Mar 26
Also hilarious

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Sarah Everts @saraheverts.bsky.social · Mar 26
Waves madly at @neilwithers.bsky.social ! What a delightful blast from my chemical past!

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Mar 26
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...
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Sarah Everts @saraheverts.bsky.social · Feb 14
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
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