Inquiring Minds Podcast Episodes featuring Mary Roach

Managing Our Criminal Nature with Mary Roach

Inquiring Minds - September 15, 2021 07:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 821 ratings
Who among us hasn’t, at some point, wondered just what exactly a bear manager or a danger tree feller blaster does? Well, Mary Roach, America’s funniest science writer, TED 20 Most Watched list member, and increasingly frequent guest on this podcast has, and now she’s written a book for our coll...

173 Mary Roach - Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

Inquiring Minds - April 04, 2017 03:28 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 821 ratings
We talk to science writer Mary Roach about the science of your guts and her book “Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal.” Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds

138 Mary Roach - The Curious Science of Humans at War

Inquiring Minds - June 24, 2016 07:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 821 ratings
We welcome best-selling science writer Mary Roach back on the show to talk about her latest book Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds

31 Mary Roach - The Science of Your Guts

Inquiring Minds - April 25, 2014 01:52 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 821 ratings
Mary Roach has been called "America's funniest science writer." Master of the monosyllabically titled bestseller, she has explored sex in Bonk, corpses in Stiff, and the afterlife in Spook. Her latest book, now out in paperback, is Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal. It's, you know, comple...