Friday, April 4, 2008

No Giggles, Please


Mary Roach, author of Spook and Stiff (about the afterlife and cadavers, respectively), has chosen an altogether sunnier topic for her latest book. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex covers the fascinating world of human sexual behavior. Her recent interview at salon.com shows just how far the author was willing to go in the cause of furthering our knowledge--and just how much more science has to learn. Even the orgasm's cause is still a mystery: "They don't know for sure exactly what triggers it."--David E

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