Conversations with Writers: Mary Roach, "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex"
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2009-04-20 04:30 PM
2009-04-20 06:00 PM
April 20, 2009 from 04:30 pm to 06:00 pm |
| Where | Buehler Alumni Center |
| Contact Name | Amy Clarke |
| Contact Email | amclarke@ucdavis.edu |
| Contact Phone | (530)752-9531 |
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The University Writing Program at UC Davis is pleased to announce the latest public event in our “Conversations With Writers” Speaker Series.
Mary Roach, a journalist called “the funniest science writer in the country” (Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker), and author of the wildly popular Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, will speak on campus on April 20th, at 4:30 pm, in Buehler Alumni Center.
Roach has written for many
prestigious publications, including National
Geographic, The New York Times
Magazine, GQ, Outside, and Wired. She is a former columnist at
Salon.com and contributing editor at the science magazine Discover. 
Her experience
uncovering the strange, exotic, often enigmatic discoveries made both inside
and outside of the world’s science labs have resulted in numerous articles and
two previously well-received books: Stiff:
The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003) and Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2006).
Roach’s wide-ranging interests and engaging style have earned her a devoted fan base who are busy snapping up her latest escapade: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex whichexposes the funny side of sexual physiology. She writes about famous sex experiments by Alfred Kinsey, but also takes on more obscure researchers, like the Egyptian doctor who, to test the effects of polyester on sexual activity, dressed 75 rats in underpants for one year. Roach will read from Bonk and take questions from the audience about challenges she faces and techniques she uses when writing about science for the general public.
Praise for Roach’s (2009) book:
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
"Roach is a fearless and witty reporter."
Wall Street
Journal
."[Mary Roach] is a bold, tenacious, and insatiable reporter. . . . [She]
has a knack for posing the embarrassing, nonlinear and too obvious questions
that others are always afraid to ask. . . . A greatly satisfying romp." —New York Times Book Review
."Roach is one of those rare writers who can tackle the most obscure
unpleasantness and distill the data into a hilarious and informative package. .
. . It’s a wonderful read, sprinkled with facts you can quote to amaze your
friends." —San Francisco Chronicle
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