Starre Vartan

1 month ago | libraryjournal.com | Starre Vartan

. Jul. 2025. 384p. ISBN 9781541604421. $30. SCI COPY ISBN Science writer and athlete Vartan ( The Eco Chick Guide to Life) posits that adaptation and variety are the norm for human bodies, not commonly accepted stereotypes of strong men and weak women. Physical strength is measured in many ways, often in ways that advantage men’s bodies.

1 month ago | kirkusreviews.com | Starre Vartan

Yes: it's high time for a de-romanticized, de-mythified, close-up retelling of the U.S. Space Program's launching—the inside story of those first seven astronauts. But no: jazzy, jivey, exclamation-pointed, italicized Tom Wolfe "Mr. Overkill" hasn't really got the fight stuff for the job. Admittedly, he covers all the ground.

1 month ago | barnesandnoble.com | Starre Vartan

The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us about the Power of the Female BodyA myth-busting vindication of women’s physical strengths For decades, Starre Vartan—like most women—was told that having a woman’s body meant being weaker than men. Like many women, she mostly believed it.   Not anymore.   Following a half decade of research into the newest science, Vartan shows in The Stronger Sex that women’s bodies are incredibly powerful, flexible, and resilient in ways men’s bodies aren’t.

1 month ago | publishersweekly.com | Starre Vartan |Deborah Baker |Quinn Slobodian |Robin Givhan

The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us About the Power of the Female Body“Female bodies are far stronger and more capable than most of us have been taught,” according to this myth-busting report. Science writer Vartan (The Eco-Chick Guide to Life) argues that understanding strength as moving “the heaviest weight one can manage in a single effort” valorizes activities at which men excel while downplaying the endurance feats in which women often outperform men.

Oct 24, 2024 | treehugger.com | Starre Vartan

Wind energy is electricity from the naturally flowing air in the Earth's atmosphere. As a renewable resource that won't get depleted through use, its impact on the environment and climate crisis is significantly smaller than burning fossil fuels. We can create wind energy by erecting something as simple as a set of 8-foot sails positioned to capture prevailing winds that turn a stone and grind grain (a gristmill).