Sherry Seethaler is a a science writer and educator at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Sherry works with scientists to communicate their discoveries to the public and also writes a weekly column for the San Diego Union-Tribune. She holds a Ph.D. in science and mathematics education from the University of California, Berkeley. Sherry designed and taught the innovative course, Teaching Contemporary Scientific Controversies and helped design UCSD's California Teach programme, which prepares science and math students to teach. Seethaler is author of Lies, Damned Lies, and Science (FT Press Science, 2009).