*Feed Your Curiosity 2 (January 14)

7 pm - Intermittent Fasting: A Practice of Risk or Reward

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently reported that time-restricted feeding, a form of intermittent fasting (IF), was linked to a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death. This sparked a flurry of people admonishing those who follow the practice and declaring that the trend is doing more harm than good. In this presentation, nutrition expert Dianne Koehler discusses the AHA announcement, the forms and features of IF, and IF’s potential benefits and downsides.

8 pm - Legend, Lore, and the Lives of America’s Most Iconic Bird

Step aside, Bald Eagle—the Eastern Whip-poor-will, a small and unassuming bird of the eastern U.S., is the country’s most iconic bird! The whip-poor-will’s haunting song and enigmatic life has inspired generations of poets, songwriters, novelists and nature-writers. But today, whip-poor-will numbers are declining. Based on research for his in-progress book, The Lonesome Whip-poor-will, cultural sociologist Jared Del Rosso’s lecture explores the lore and lives of whip-poor-wills to deepen our connections to this threatened species of bird.

One Zoom Session
Tue., Jan. 14, 2025, 7-9 pm MT
FREE