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Leah Elson

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Leah Elson is an academically-published clinical development scientist, public science communicator, and non-fiction author. Her research career in human medicine has included subject matter in the fields of orthopedics, oncology, novel tech, and neuroscience.

Leah is the author and illustrator of There Are (No) Stupid Questions... in Science, a wryly written compendium of delightfully bizarre, oftentimes gross, and occasionally poignant answers to the curious scientific questions of adults.

The professional pinnacle of her career was shooting the furthest spitball among her research colleagues. She owns two pit bulls, a cumbersomely large reflection telescope, and 47 houseplants.

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There Are (No) Stupid Questions . . . in Science

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A World Without Soil: The Past, Present, and Precarious Future of the Earth Beneath Our Feet

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Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep

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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

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