Because there are now online databases of federally funded research, and these databases are searchable by keyword, sex researchers have to be… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the problem is that sex is perceived as a personal, intimate thing, not in the realm of science. But that's not… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Most of the people who are engaged in the subjects that I look into are pretty interesting. Whether its sex researchers or… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Masters points out that the heterosexuals were at a disadvantage, as they do not benefit from what he called “gender empathy”. Doing… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“Footnote: In 1998, a woman in Saline, Michigan received a patent for a Decorative Penile Wrap...The patent included three pages of drawings,… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I don't know of many people who've done sex research with an eye toward people saying sex is bad for you, except… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“Homo sapiens is one of the few species on earth that care if they’re seen having sex. The impala is unconcerned. The… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“Viagra isn't the only drug being prescribed off-label for women with arousal problems. Los Angeles urologist Jennifer Berman told me some doctors… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
The paper does not provide the exact number of penises eaten by ducks, but the author says there have been enough over… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I think that the women's magazines and a lot of those quick tips for better sex, I think that they do people… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“Rawson points out that although snakes can’t taste, they have a primitive sense of smell. They’ll extend their tongue to gather volatile molecules and… — Mary Roach Copy Share
“As the number of Inuit who hunt has dwindled, so has the consumption of organs (and other anatomy not available for purchase at the… — Mary Roach Copy Share
For the most part, if somebody approaches me and says, 'I'd like to interview you,' who am I to say no, when I spend… — Mary Roach Copy Share
“If you look at survivable crashes, it’s rare that even half the emergency exits open,” says Shanahan. “Plus, there’s a lot of panic and… — Mary Roach Copy Share
“…he was doing a breath hydrogen test. If you know the amount of hydrogen someone is exhaling orally, it's a simple matter to extrapolate… — Mary Roach Copy Share
“Viagra isn't the only drug being prescribed off-label for women with arousal problems. Los Angeles urologist Jennifer Berman told me some doctors are prescribing… — Mary Roach Copy Share
Sharing a room with a cadaver is only mildly different from being in a room alone. They are the same sort of company as… — Mary Roach Copy Share
Every now and then, someone will tell me that one of my books has made them laugh out loud. I never believe them because:… — Mary Roach Copy Share
“panel applicants at the initial screening were asked not only to describe the cat foods but also to rate them according to how much… — Mary Roach Copy Share
“* Kissing is a less aggressive form of bacterial transplant. Studies of three different gingivitis-causing bacteria have documented migration from spouse to spouse. Periodontically… — Mary Roach Copy Share
“Nirlungayuk reached a similar conclusion. I tracked him down, seventeen years later, and asked him what the outcome of his country-foods campaign had been.… — Mary Roach Copy Share
Astronauts are like these mythic legends, but really, they are just regular people, people who wear chinos. — Mary Roach Copy Share
“Olive trees grow in the same climate and soil conditions as grapes. The olive oil people have been up in Napa Valley all along,… — Mary Roach Copy Share
“A patient on the way to surgery travels at twice the speed of a patient on the way to the morgue. Gurneys that ferry… — Mary Roach Copy Share
