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I'll be talking at this year's AJC Decatur Book Festival! Physician and journalist Karen Landman and I will be discussing the microbiome, food, health, and your questions at 12:30pm on Saturday, August 31. The event is at the Decatur Public Library and is being presented by WABE, Atlanta's NPR station. Join us for an exciting …
I am excited to be returning to my home state of Oklahoma later this month. I'm honored that during the trip, I will get to present and to sign books at Full Circle Bookstore in Oklahoma City! I'll be talking food, the microbiome, and my new book, Cultured. The event is Thursday, March 21 at …
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Coming back to my hometown of Tulsa is always a pleasure. Especially over the past decade or so, as I witnessed the growth and new vibrancy of downtown (which used to be only for trips to the PAC or Spaghetti Warehouse). I am especially excited to my upcoming trip, during which I'll take a break …
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What foods feed our microbiome? I dived into this question with NPR's Jonathan Lambert in a recent interview with The Salt. As he notes, "A surge in microbiome research over the past two decades has revealed they do much more than simply digest food. They can mediate weight gain, fight off infection, and even alter our mood." …
Tuesday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m., I'll be talking microbes and signing copies of Cultured: How Ancient Foods Can Feed Our Microbiome at the Boulder Book Store! Join me for an evening of learning about the bugs inside of us--and how our diet can help them help us. Learn more about the event here. Hope to see you there!
It's been a lengthy fermentation process, but my second book, Cultured: How Ancient Foods Can Feed Our Microbiome is out today! It started with an idea six years ago to write a book about yogurt (called Culture)--its fascinating history impact on our health. This germ soon aged into a larger look at fermented foods around the world and the latest science …
Octopuses are incredible hunters. They use their camouflage to hide from prey, masking their color, brightness, and even their texture in a constantly changing tapestry. So perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised that a show about animal hunters wanted to learn a little more about them. Earlier this year I met Remi Warren, host of …
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One chilly October evening, two weeks before the launch of Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea, I was honored to give a super-fun sneak peek of my book at Longmont's PechaKucha Night. So I am octoputletly honored to be asked back for The Best of PechaKucha Night this Friday night, July 24, at the Longmont Museum's …
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Enter to win a signed paperback edition of: Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea! It’s easy! Starting December 1, 2014 and before December 8, 2014 (Mountain Time), just tweet: I'm a sucker for "Octopus!" the book by @KHCourage http://bit.ly/1FJkWPy #octopusbook ...And you're entered! On December 8 I will pick one winner at random. You don’t need to buy the book to enter …
The soft kraken has been released! Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea has been freed from the confines of its hard shell and is now out in paperback! Solve some shopping puzzles faster than an octopus opening a jar. You can find the paperback now from the following fine establishments: Penguin Amazon Barnes & Noble …
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