A cultural scientist, passionate traveler and science journalist, Sukel has no problem tackling interesting (and often taboo) subjects spanning love..
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Kayt Sukel
Cultural Scientist & Author, The Art of Risk & This is Your Brain On Sex
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A cultural scientist, passionate traveler and science journalist, Sukel has no problem tackling interesting (and often taboo) subjects spanning love, sex, risk taking, neuroscience, travel and politics. She knows more about sex than you do. (According to Forbes, at any rate…)
Her work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the New Scientist, USA Today, Pacific Standard, the Washington Post, ISLANDS, Parenting, the Bark, American Baby, National Geographic Traveler, and the AARP Bulletin. She is a partner at the award-winning family travel website Travel Savvy Mom, and is also a frequent contributor to the Dana Foundation’s many science publications. She has written stories about out-of-body experiences, fMRI orgasms, computer models of schizophrenia, the stigma of single motherhood and why one should travel to exotic lands with young children.
Sukel’s new book, The Art of Risk: The New Science of Courage, Caution & Chance, an investigation into the science of risk-taking, was published in March 2016. In it she breaks down why aggressive risk takers are as thoughtful, if not more thoughtful, than more conservative businesspeople, and how smart risk taking is both important and necessary to succeed in your career and your life. Risk takers aren’t reckless, they pore over the details and study their situations inside and out because they have so much at stake.
Her first book, Dirty Minds: How Our Brains Influence Love, Sex and Relationships (retitled as This is Your Brain On Sex: The Science Behind the Search for Love in paperback), is an irreverent and funny tome that takes on the age-old question, “What is love?” from a neurobiological perspective. Called “a fun and insightful read,” by Scientific American Mind and “a serious, informative and highly entertaining survey of the neurobiology of sexual attraction,” by the Washington Post, Dirty Mind/This is Your Brain on Sex offers a new take on that crazy little thing called love.
Kayt has graced the stage at TEDMED and Chicago Ideas Week in 2014 with some of the world’s greatest scientists, thought leaders and innovators–and has also given talks at universities, book stores and museums across the United States and Canada. Her talks run the gamut–she’s covered the science of love, STEM careers, risk-taking, the importance of play, the craft of writing, the modern juggling act of parenthood and how to travel with young children.
Sukel also works with several corporate clients in both the healthcare, education and government sectors on various writing and marketing endeavors. She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), the Author’s Guild and the National Association of Science Writers (NASW).
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Smart Decision-Making: It’s All in the Approach
Harnessing Uncertainty: A Key Ingredient for Creativity, Innovation, & Success
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Interview with Author Kayt Sukel
Kayt Sukel: The Art of Risk: The New Science of Courage, Caution and Chance
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