There Are (No) Stupid Questions … in Science

By: Leah Elson MS MPH

Narrated by: Leah Elson MS MPH

Leah Elson draws upon her wildly popular web series, 60 Seconds of Science, in this highly entertaining and visually appealing giftable book of real-world scientific questions and answers.

How does DNA work?
Does chicken noodle soup actually help with being sick?
When cats purr, what is actually making the noise?
Does singing to plants really help them grow?
Is it possible to clone a woolly mammoth?

In the vein of Randall Munroe’s What If? and perfect for fans of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Leah Elson’s There Are No Stupid Questions … in Science covers biology, chemistry, physics, human physiology, and space—providing easy-to-understand, delightfully cheeky answers to over one hundred common questions, from the age-old, to the ridiculous, to the sublime.

“Science can be wonderfully silly, occasionally bizarre, but always awe-inspiring.” (Leah Elson)

©2023 Leah Elson (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

This Lady is Dope

So many fun questions and thorough answers sprinkled with enough fun, pop culture references and humor to make the book fly by. Now I’ll probably have to listen again and again… darn.

Great Informational Nuggets

Great idea of giving a WIDE variety of 2-4 minute crash courses on interesting ideas. Author at times tries WAY to hard to be funny, but it's OK. Good book. Recommend.

A fun listen

The author is an intelligent scientist who explains everyday topics in a short easy manner. She breaks that fourth wall and makes you want to have an easy conversation as the book unfolds about topics of science. Do not to be tardigrade tough!! Thank you author.

Very interesting!

I like the real-world questions, and I appreciate how complex answers were presented in an easy-to-understand way. Just the right amount of humor.

Geared towards young adults, adults with no science/math background

I learned most of these quick, fun facts in high school. Would use this substitute teaching as a laid back filler. Felt like watching Bill Nye in the 90s/00s. Very lame, over played dad jokes imo that dumb it down.