Mary Roach
Mary Roach is a bestselling science writer known for exploring bizarre and offbeat topics with humor and curiosity.
Her acclaimed books include Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, Packing for Mars, Bonk, and Grunt.
She has contributed to publications like National Geographic, Wired, and Discover.
Roach serves on the Mars Institute's Advisory Board and the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel.
Her 2009 TED talk became one of the organization's most-watched presentations.
She won the American Engineering Societies' Engineering Journalism Award and was a finalist for the Royal Society Winton Prize.
