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Mary Roach has authored multiple best-selling nonfiction books, including Grunt, Stiff, and Fuzz. Her most recent best-seller – Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy – explores scientific advances (and ill-advised missteps) related to replacing body parts for medical reasons. She will be joined in conversation with Richard Wiseman, also a best-selling author for books such as 59 Seconds and The Luck Factor. They will discuss the intersection of science communication and skeptical inquiry.
This talk was part of the exciting lineup for CSICon 2026. CSICon is the premiere conference for science and skepticism.
Learn more at: csiconference.org
Mary Roach is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including STIFF: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers; GULP: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, and PACKING FOR MARS: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law and her newest book Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy. Mary's books have been published in 21 languages, and her second book, SPOOK, was a New York Times Notable Book. Mary has written for National Geographic, Wired, The New York Times Magazine, and the Journal of Clinical Anatomy, among others.
This talk took place during CSICon in Buffalo, NY on June 11, 2026
Mary Roach has authored multiple best-selling nonfiction books, including Grunt, Stiff, and Fuzz. Her most recent best-seller – Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy – explores scientific advances (and ill-advised missteps) related to replacing body parts for medical reasons. She will be joined in conversation with Richard Wiseman, also a best-selling author for books such as 59 Seconds and The Luck Factor. They will discuss the intersection of science communication and skeptical inquiry.
This talk was part of the exciting lineup for CSICon 2026. CSICon is the premiere conference for science and skepticism.
Learn more at: csiconference.org
Mary Roach is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including STIFF: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers; GULP: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, and PACKING FOR MARS: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, FUZZ: When Nature Breaks the Law and her newest book Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy. Mary's books have been published in 21 languages, and her second book, SPOOK, was a New York Times Notable Book. Mary has written for National Geographic, Wired, The New York Times Magazine, and the Journal of Clinical Anatomy, among others.
This talk took place during CSICon in Buffalo, NY on June 11, 2026
