Next was "Period" by @KateClancy, who has penned a masterpiece, examining menstruation from biological, anthropological, and historical perspectives to provide a holistic understanding of this core human function. Highly recommend

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7896299/s/an-incredible-important-examination-of-menstruation#anchor-7896299 (3/5) #science #biology

Last was "Bad Medicine" by Sarah Whitt. Whitt does a service by diving into the sordid, surprisingly recent history of the institutionalization of American Indians, bringing together archival government documents and written accounts to present a shocking and largely unacknowledged stain on US history. This is an extremely tough but important read. Highly recommend

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7907054/s/a-shocking-devastating-history#anchor-7907054 (5/5) #history #indigenous

Next was "Kentucky Bourbon" by Henry Crowgey. This book is mostly a methodical review of the history of the whiskey economy in the few decades around the American Revolution, but it picks up towards the end with some fascinating analysis of technological changes around production and alcoholic proof measurement. Highly recommend

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7904030/s/a-mostly-by-the-numbers-historical-review-with-some-excellent-analysis#anchor-7904030 (4/5) #history

Today I listened to "The Art of Uncertainty" by David Spiegelhalter. The chapters on communicating uncertainty and making decisions/managing risk are close to unmissable. Spiegelhalter illuminates a variety of issues with different probability framing techniques and visualization methods, as well as how decision makers and statisticians can effectively work together

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/7890250/s/a-probability-primer-with-great-chapters-on-probability-communication#anchor-7890250 (2/2) #statistics