{"id":85,"date":"2021-06-23T17:43:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T17:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/make-me-love-what-you-do\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=85"},"modified":"2021-06-23T18:00:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T18:00:16","slug":"kate-biberdorf","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/make-me-love-what-you-do\/speaker\/kate-biberdorf\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Biberdorf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Kate Biberdorf is a chemist, science entertainer, and professor at The University of Texas. Through her theatrical and hands-on approach to teaching, Dr. Biberdorf is breaking down the image of the stereotypical scientist, while reaching students who might otherwise be intimidated by science. Students&#8217; emotional responses, rather than rote memorization of facts, are key to Biberdorf&#8217;s dynamic approach to her program, as well as science in general. Her exciting and engaging program leaves audiences with a positive, memorable impression of science\u2014all while diminishing the stigma around women in science. She has appeared on <em>The Today Show<\/em>, <em>The Kelly Clarkson Show<\/em>, <em>NBC Nightly News<\/em>, the <em>Wendy Williams &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Show<\/em>, the <em>Rachael Ray Show<\/em>, and <em>Late Night with Stephen Colbert<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is the author of the bestseller&nbsp;<em>The Big Book of Experiments<\/em>, a full-color non-fiction book featuring 25 fun, kid-friendly experiments kids can do in their own kitchens. Readers learn how to make slime, fake tattoos, edible snot, glitter volcanoes and more\u2014all with the help of step-by-step instructions, ingredients lists, stunning photographs, a messiness factor rating, safety reminders, and a note from Kate about how each fun-tastic experiment works. It was such a hit with kids across the country that Amazon selected it as one of their Best Books of 2020! Dr. Biberdorf&#8217;s much anticipated follow-up book,&nbsp;<em>The Awesome Book of Edible Experiments<\/em>, will be out on May 11, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fun doesn&#8217;t stop there! She is also the author of the&nbsp;<em>Kate the Chemist<\/em>&nbsp;fiction series that features a 10-year-old Kate the Chemist who, along with her friends and little brother Liam, solves problems in her community with the help of science! This five-book series shows kids that science truly is everywhere. The fourth installment, <em>The Birthday Blastoff<\/em>, will be out on May 11, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the fiction series, the soon to be released&nbsp;<em>It&#8217;s Elemental; The Hidden Chemistry in Everything<\/em>, is about the ways we experience chemistry in our every day life. In It&#8217;s Elemental, she demystifies the fundamental principles of the science that may have eluded you in high school and shows how chemistry comes alive in everything we do. In a glowing starred review, Publishers Weekly raves &#8220;Readers will come away with an appreciation of how crucial\u2014and how cool\u2014chemistry actually is.&#8221; It&#8217;s Elemental is coming to bookstores near you on July 13, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Biberdorf lives in Austin Texas with her husband, two dogs, and one very grumpy cat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":89,"template":"","class_list":{"0":"post-85","1":"speaker","2":"type-speaker","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"acf":{"speaker_title":"","speaker_last_name":"","speaker_classification":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/make-me-love-what-you-do\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speaker\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/make-me-love-what-you-do\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speaker"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/make-me-love-what-you-do\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/speaker"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/make-me-love-what-you-do\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speaker\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86,"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/make-me-love-what-you-do\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speaker\/85\/revisions\/86"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/make-me-love-what-you-do\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/make-me-love-what-you-do\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}