Regina Nuzzo is a science writer, professor, and stats geek. She studied science writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz, following an undergraduate degree in engineering, a Ph.D. in statistics with an emphasis in medicine from Stanford, and post-doctoral work in the music cognition lab at McGill University. She has covered health and science topics for a variety of publications, including Science News, the Los Angeles Times, ESPN the Magazine, Reader's Digest, and Nature. She also teaches statistics in sign language to undergraduates and graduate students at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. Recently, the American Statistical Association presented her with its Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award.