It seems odd to think of tasting without any perceptive experience, but you are doing it right now. Humans have taste receptor… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Bodily fluids and solids are universally the most disgusting things we as human beings can come upon, but as long as they… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I walk up and down the rows. The heads look like rubber halloween masks. They also look like human heads, but my… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I think by and large, humans prefer to think of themselves as minds from the neck up. We don't really like to… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
The human head is of the same approximate size and weight as a roaster chicken. I have never before had occasion to… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
Pet foods come in a variety of flavors because that's what humans like, and we assume our pets like what we like.… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I believe that not everything we humans encounter in our lives can be neatly and convincingly tucked away inside the orderly cabinetry… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
The nobility of the human spirit grows harder for me to believe in. War, zealotry, greed, malls, narcissism. I see a backhanded… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“To the rocket scientist, you are a problem. You are the most irritating piece of machinery he or she will ever have… — 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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“…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 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 are prescribing… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“* 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 Image
“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 Image
