Mary Roach

America’s funniest science writer Mary Roach shares about her new book, Packing for Mars for Kids. John and Lynn discuss with Roach how technology has made using the bathroom in space easier, and the dangers of flatulence and vomiting while among the cosmos.

On today's Cool Science Radio, Lynn Ware Peek and John Wells' guests include: (01:21) Salt Lake City's Dr. Joshua Schiffman, Peel Therapeutics’ co-founder, and CEO. We will speak with Joshua about how studying the evolution of elephants will help us fight cancer.Then, (26:44) America’s funniest science writer, Mary Roach who has written Packing for Mars for Kids.Finally, (39:36) NASA Hubble Senior Project Scientist Jennifer Wiseman. The Hubble Space Telescope has just discovered the farthest individual star ever observed. And just how far is it from earth? 12.9 billion light-years away.

On Cool Science Radio, John and Lynn bring Mary Roach on the show. Roach has written Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law…What should we do with a jaywalking…

John Wells and Lynn Ware Peek are out on vacation this week. We rebroadcast two of their favorite recent interviews. One is with a local entrepreneur and…

John and Lynn’s first guest is Mark O’Connell who has written THE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS MAN: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs. The book is about Dr.…

John and Lynn start with "America's funniest science writer", Mary Roach with her new book "Gulp: Adventures On The Alimentary Canal". Then, Dr. Pearl…