Karla Starr's first book, Can You Learn to Be Lucky? Why Some People Seem to Win More Often Than Others, was a Fast Company best book of 2018.
She co-authored her second book, Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers, with award-winning Stanford professor Chip Heath.
Starr and her work have been featured in publications and outlets including NPR, CBS Sunday Morning, The Atlantic, Slate, Popular Science, and The Guardian; she is the recipient of an award for the Best Science/Health story from the Society of Professional Journalists. The author, keynote speaker, and consultant advises organizations worldwide from her home in Portland, Oregon.