All of my books tend to be about things going on in labs that you wouldn't really expect. Mary Roach bookexpectlab Change image and share on social
It seems odd to think of tasting without any perceptive experience, but you are doing it right now. Humans have taste receptor cells in the gut, the voice box, the upper esophagus. But only the tongue's receptors report to the brain. Mary Roach boxbraincell share on social
I've always been a bit of a space geek. I wrote an article years ago about the neutral buoyancy tank, which is this biblically sized pool where they train astronauts. And it was just the coolest thing. Mary Roach agoarticleastronaut share on social
I could have had a session of defecography, which is a diagnostic test in which X-rays are taken to assess anatomical problems occurring during the process of defecation. I gave it the briefest of thoughts before recognizing that this is beyond the pale - even for me. Mary Roach anatomicalassesbrief share on social
When I'm done with a book, I always give it to someone with expertise in the topic and tell them to flag all of my stupid mistakes. Mary Roach bookexpertiseflag Change image and share on social
I spend a lot of my time on the phone, pestering people. 'What's new in your lab? Can I come visit your lab? When can I come visit your lab?' I'm basically a professional pesterer. Mary Roach basicallylablot Change image and share on social
To me, NASA is kind of the magical kingdom. I was sort of a geek, and you go there, and there are just these wondrously strange things and people. Mary Roach geekkindkingdom Change image and share on social
One of the maddening ironies of writing books is that it leaves so little time for reading others'. My bedside is piled with books, but it's duty reading: books for book research, books for review. The ones I pine for are off on a shelf downstairs. Mary Roach bedsidebookdownstairs share on social
People don't appreciate their intestines until something goes wrong. But I always hope that people gain a little appreciation for their guts. Mary Roach appreciationgaingut Change image and share on social
I don't know of many people who've done sex research with an eye toward people saying sex is bad for you, except for the promiscuity and cervical cancer link - which is actually a valid discovery. Mary Roach badcancercervical Change image and share on social
