Sherry Seethaler

This is a very well written book about science, statistics, and the presentation of both. It is a great review since I had my research and statistics classes decades ago. The up-to-date and current descriptions of policy, science, and sound bites was entertaining and informative. There was really nothing new about the research process and statistics, but it was nice to read such well-described concepts such as anchoring sampling, and generalizability. This is a good book for an overall show more depiction of research and its caveats for a novice curious about this statistics. It is obviously a good review, also. While I didn't really learn anything new, I give it 4 stars since it is so well written. It ends with questions one should ask about presentation of facts, emphasizing how difficult it is to see a true cause and effect. show less

As a Q&A columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune, Dr. Sherry Seethaler received her fair share of weird and wonderful questions from readers just looking for some order in an inscrutable universe. 162 of those questions are collected in Curious Folks Ask into eight themes for the reader to peruse. Everything from alternating current to zoonotic diseases is covered here. It's a quick read, but will give you a few new nuggets to trot out at dinner parties. All in all, a decent way to pass an show more afternoon. show less

As a book to fill up those small chunks of time while waiting for stuff it was perfect. There are interesting things to be learned (though many topics could have been covered by whole books, so obviously the answers were just the tip of the iceberg).

Uncle Cecil meets Mr. Wizard to produce a somewhat smart bathroom reader. Any curious person would be familiar with at least some of these answers. The scientifically curious would know more. Good for teens or refresher knowledge.