Book signing with distinguished professor Matt Kohn

Matt Kohn will sign copies of his recent book, “Tested: Adventures of an American Scientist in Pandemic China,” from 4 – 5:30 p.m. on  Tuesday, May 2, at Rediscovered Books located at 180 N. 8th Street, downtown Boise.

What’s the first thing you do if you’re an American scientist who has just arrived in China on a prestigious fellowship? You get tested for COVID…and then again and again while you hang out by yourself for two weeks in quarantine. Then, if you’re Matthew Kohn, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Boise State, you start writing about how you came to be sitting in a hotel room by yourself in China, which eventually becomes an entertaining and educational travelogue titled, “Tested: Adventures of an American Scientist in Pandemic China.”

From the back of the book:

In this entertaining but educational travelogue, Dr. Kohn documents his seven-month escapades getting to China, traveling around the country, and returning to the US, and guides us through the streets and markets of Shanghai, the parks and museums of Beijing, and the countryside of northern and central China, where he explores different foods, daily life, and scientific perspectives. Discover with him the “joys” of Beijing hospitals, the taste of donkey meat and barbecue silkworm, the value of ginkgo trees, and the Chinese passion for science. An engaging read for anyone who likes travel, adventurous dining, or science.