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Traverse City, MI

City Opera House

106 E. Front Street

Wednesday, June 7 -  7:00 p.m.

https://www.cityoperahouse.org/nws-mary-roach

 

Maplewood, NJ

Maplewood – So Orange Books Festival

South Orange Performing Arts Center

1 SOPAC Way

Friday, June 9 - 8:00 p.m.

http://www.sopacnow.org/book-festival/

 

New York, N.Y.

New York Academy of Medicine

1216 Fifth Avenue @103rd

Monday, June 12 - 6:00 p.m.

https://nyam.org/events/event/grunt-curious-science-humans-war/

 

Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.

Croton Reads

171 Cleveland Drive

June 13 – 7:00 p.m.

http://www.crotonfreelibrary.org/croton-reads/

 

Lafayette, CA

Lafayette Library

3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd

June 20 - 7:00 p.m.

https://lafayettelib.givezooks.com/events/science-cafe-grunt-the-curious-science-of-humans-at-war

 

Salt Lake City, UT

Weller Book Works

Salt Lake City Main Public Library

210 E. 400 South

Wednesday, June 21 – 7:00 p.m.

http://www.slcpl.org/events/view/6576/

 

Portland, OR

Portland Series

Science on Tap

Alberta Rose Theatre

3000 NE Alberta Street

Thursday, June 22 – 6:00 p.m.

https://www.albertarosetheatre.com/calendar.html

 

 

 

]]> https://maryroach.net/blog/events/2017-events/feed/ 0 Bucket List Complete https://maryroach.net/blog/video/bucket-list-complete/ https://maryroach.net/blog/video/bucket-list-complete/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:00:08 +0000 https://maryroach.net/blog/?p=11 Clarkson University let me drive their Zamboni, in a dress and 3″ heels, no less!

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About Packing for Mars:
Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can’t walk for a year? have sex? smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? Is it possible for the human body to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles per hour? To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of quizzical and startlingly bizarre space simulations. As Mary Roach discovers, it’s possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. From the space shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA’s new space capsule (cadaver filling in for astronaut), Roach takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth.

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]]> https://maryroach.net/blog/video/video/feed/ 0 My TED “pig orgasm” talk is up! https://maryroach.net/blog/uncategorized/my-ted-pig-orgasm-talk-is-up/ https://maryroach.net/blog/uncategorized/my-ted-pig-orgasm-talk-is-up/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 21:54:03 +0000 https://maryroach.net/blog/?p=5

Or go to TED.com, or use the direct link, below:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/mary_roach_10_things_you_didn_t_know_about_orgasm.html

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