Interview: Mary Roach, Author Of 'Gulp: Adventures On The Alimentary Canal' With books like Stiff and Spook, Roach has built a reputation for making unpalatable subjects entertaining. In her new ...

Mary Roach is a science writer who covers very specific branches of research: sex in space, cadaver handling, that sort of thing. Her newest book is called Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law. It's a ...

Mary Roach, Welcome to the program. MARY ROACH: Thank you so much. GARCIA-NAVARRO: I mean, your books delve into the science of subjects people haven't really thought too deeply about - cadavers ...

FUZZ When Nature Breaks the Law By Mary Roach. The author Mary Roach made her reputation for witty, quirky and sometimes gross science writing in a series of snappily titled books: “Stiff ...

Mary Roach's book, Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, is available in paperback now. We talked to the author about making gross topics palatable to readers, putting yourself out there for ...

Roach researched animal misbehaviors for her new book, Fuzz. Though animals are all but charged with crimes when they run afoul of human values, she learns, they often have the last laugh.

Mary Roach, the author of "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex." shows off a vintage vibrator at Good Vibrations in San Francisco on Wednesday, April, 2, 2008 in San Francisco, Calif ...

One science writer has taken it upon herself to run the gamut of risks that soldiers face, both big and small, and how these challenges are overcome through science.

Author Mary Roach has a new book called Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War. We ran an excellent interview with her a few weeks ago and you can read it here. To help promote the book ...

Oakland author Mary Roach's most recent book, "Gulp," travels down the alimentary canal to explore how we taste, process and digest food, covering topics from wine tasting to flatulence. She lives ...

MARY ROACH The Carolina Theatre $5–$22 April 13, 7 p.m. Carolina Theatre A one-word tease, a suspenseful colon and a splashy reveal: With minor variations, that’s pop science writer Mary Roach ...