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# Sarah Everts


## Sarah Everts


 Everts is the author of [The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration](https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393635676). She holds a master’s degree in chemistry, and has written for _Scientific American_, _Smithsonian_, _New Scientist_, and the _Economist_. She teaches journalism at Carleton University in Canada. 


## Sarah Everts


* ![Perspiration on skin, extreme close-up](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e4c5fd91e8c4b63/698a58c447ca38f0303bdbef/sweat-shame.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 16, 2024  
### [Stop Feeling Bad About Sweating](https://time.com/6999110/embrace-sweating-essay/)  
Sweating is a gift. Let's embrace it, writes Sarah Everts.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Detail of sweat on skin](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt636f45499456e4a9/698a1b2f656a3f45d4bdb72a/sweat-body-odor.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 21, 2021  
### [What Your Body Odor Says About You](https://time.com/6082321/your-body-odor-says-about-you/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  

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