Alie Ward

Discussion thread: Human Technomorphology with Mary Roach is ready to hear!

Added 2025-09-17 17:15:20 +0000 UTC

This episode is published and ready to hear wherever you get podcasts.

It's Mary Roach. And it's me, freaking out about talking to her. The absolute legend science writer of Stiff, Bonk, Gulp, and Packing for Mars and more chats about swapping out human body parts and her new book, Replaceable You, which I devoured.

https://www.alieward.com/ologies/humantechnomorphology

We spend the first half talking about her approach to science writing (and writers' block,) the aspects of science that most fascinate her, and how to ask questions without holding back. We also tackle your questions about bone implants, pig organs, having sex in a lab, gene-edited critters, pluripotent stem cells, elective amputation and a flurry of other topics.

Let's chat about it in the comments below! Has anyone else read her books? Anyone about to dive in for the first time?

Have I mentioned I love her?

Okay cool,

Alie of the Dadwards