Mary Roach
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 Mary Roach speaking at TED in 2009. Photograph by Bill Holsinger-Robinson. |
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| Born | Etna, New Hampshire |
| Occupation | Author (non-fiction) |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Popular science |
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www.maryroach.net |
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Mary Roach is a columnist and popular science writer. Raised in Etna, New Hampshire, she holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wesleyan University and currently resides in Oakland, California. To date, she has published four books: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003), Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2005) (published in some markets as Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife), Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008) and Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (2010).
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[edit] Life and career
She began her writing career at the San Francisco Zoological Society, producing press releases on such topics as elephant wart surgery.[1] In 1986, she sold a humor piece about the IRS to the San Francisco Chronicle. That led to a spate of humorous first-person essays for such publications as Sports Illustrated, Vogue, The New York Times Magazine, Discover, Outside, Reader's Digest (for whom she wrote a monthly humor column) and GQ.
Roach's work has a serious edge, as well. Her book, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, was selected for Washington State University's Common Reading Program in 2008-09.
Roach appeared on The Daily Show on August 2, 2010 to discuss her newest book Packing for Mars.[2]
[edit] Bibliography
- Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. Penguin. 2003. ISBN 978-0-393-32482-2.
- Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife. W. W. Norton & Company. 2005. ISBN 978-0-393-32912-4.
- Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. W. W. Norton & Company. 2008. ISBN 978-0-393-06464-3.
- Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. W. W. Norton & Company. 2010. ISBN 978-0-393-06847-4.
[edit] References
- ^ Los Angeles Times, "Vigor Mortis," July 7, 2003
- ^ http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-2-2010/mary-roach?ref_homepage
[edit] External links
- Mary Roach's website
- 2011 Interview on the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast
- Interview: Swoopy; Colanduno, Derek (August 24, 2010), "Ep. #137 - Packing for Mars", Skepticality (Skeptic Magazine), http://www.skepticality.com/packing-for-mars/, retrieved November 27, 2011
- Video: Mary Roach discusses Bonk at BODIES...The Exhibition in New York City on 4/6/2009 (via fora.tv)
- Video: Mary Roach at the Los Angeles Public Library (Fora.tv)
- Video: Mary Roach on SlateV.com
- Video: Mary Roach's TED talk 10 things you didn't know about orgasm
- New York Times review of Spook by Janet Maslin
- New York Times review of Bonk by Pamela Paul
- HoboTrashcan's Getting to Know ... Mary Roach an in-depth feature article on Roach and Bonk
- Review of Spook; interview with author, 10-05
- BookBanter Episode 7 featuring recent interview with Mary Roach from April 23rd, 2009
- Interview with Mary Roach, mostly about Bonk on Little Atoms podcast, 27 June 2008
- Mary Roach articles for Outside magazine
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