Mary Roach

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Mary Roach is a bestselling science author known for her humorous and unconventional approach to scientific topics.
She has written several books exploring unusual aspects of human biology and space exploration, including "Stiff," "Gulp," and "Packing for Mars." Roach's work has been published in various magazines and she has received recognition for her contributions to science writing.
Her 2009 TED talk gained significant popularity.
Roach serves on advisory boards and panels related to science and language.
She has won awards for her journalism and was a finalist for the Royal Society Winton Prize.
Her unique style combines thorough research with accessible, entertaining writing on complex scientific subjects.

Knihy od Mary Roach

Stiff

od Mary Roach • 2003

Every car you drive was safety-tested on a human cadaver. That is only the beginning.

4.06

200 000+

🔍 Forensic Science 🏥 Medical History 🦴 Human Anatomy

Stiff

Every car you drive was safety-tested on a human cadaver. That is only the beginning.

od Mary Roach 2003 320 strán

4.06

200 000+ hodnotení

🔍 Forensic Science 🏥 Medical History 🦴 Human Anatomy

Bonk

od Mary Roach • 2008

Rats in tiny pants. Camera dildos. The hidden history of sex research is stranger than fiction.

3.85

60 000+

🔬 Sex Research 🧪 Pop Science 📜 Science History

Bonk

Rats in tiny pants. Camera dildos. The hidden history of sex research is stranger than fiction.

od Mary Roach 2008 303 strán

3.85

60 000+ hodnotení

🔬 Sex Research 🧪 Pop Science 📜 Science History

Gulp

od Mary Roach • 2013

Rectal smuggling, flammable farts, and Elvis: a tour of the digestive tract's hidden life.

3.93

52 000+

🧬 Digestive Science 🚫 Bodily Taboos 👃 Sensory Science

Gulp

Rectal smuggling, flammable farts, and Elvis: a tour of the digestive tract's hidden life.

od Mary Roach 2013 348 strán

3.93

52 000+ hodnotení

🧬 Digestive Science 🚫 Bodily Taboos 👃 Sensory Science

Spook

od Mary Roach • 2005

What happens after death? Science has weighed souls, recorded ghosts, and wired dying brains.

3.60

40 000+

🔬 Afterlife Research 👻 Paranormal Investigation 🧪 Scientific Skepticism

Spook

What happens after death? Science has weighed souls, recorded ghosts, and wired dying brains.

od Mary Roach 2005 311 strán

3.60

40 000+ hodnotení

🔬 Afterlife Research 👻 Paranormal Investigation 🧪 Scientific Skepticism

My Planet

od Mary Roach • 2013

A science writer scrutinizes domestic life and finds marriage more baffling than any cadaver.

3.66

3 000+

🏠 Domestic Humor ✍️ Personal Essays 👀 Observational Humor

My Planet

A science writer scrutinizes domestic life and finds marriage more baffling than any cadaver.

od Mary Roach 2013 191 strán

3.66

3 000+ hodnotení

🏠 Domestic Humor ✍️ Personal Essays 👀 Observational Humor

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