Book · 2008 · Science
Bonk
The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
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The closest I got, I think, was with Bonk, which is a book about the study of sexual physiology. Not gender, not behavior, but how do these bits and pieces work?
Mary Roach · The Book Review · Sep 2025 Listen at 5:12 Why people recommend it
Mary Roach's popular science book Bonk takes a fascinating and humorous look into the scientific study of human sexual physiology and the historical attempts to understand it. On The Book Review, Mary Roach discussed her work while explaining her distinct investigative approach to weird science. She recalled specific reporting memories, including a company with a supposed dildo research department and a surgeon in Cairo who published numerous papers. Roach also described how the rigorous phases of sexual arousal research temporarily altered her everyday perceptions, making her question mundane physical sensations. In the same podcast series, Gilbert Cruz referenced Roach's book when discussing nonfiction works focused on the curious coupling of science and sex. Listeners and interviewers consistently highlight Roach's ability to blend deep scientific research with accessible, humorous storytelling, making her exploration of sexual physiology both educational and entertaining for curious readers interested in the strange realities of human biology.
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Mary Roach The closest I got, I think, was with Bonk, which is a book about the study of sexual physiology. Not gender… 4
“The closest I got, I think, was with Bonk, which is a book about the study of sexual physiology. Not gender, not behavior, but how do these bits and pieces work?”
“Like what just came to mind, I don't know why, was a scene in Bonk where I heard about this. It was a company that makes dildos and they claimed that they had a research department.”
“Here's an example. This was a section in Bon. There's a surgeon in Cairo who had published dozens and dozens of papers...”
“And that was true for Bonk too. This all the phases of sexual arousal. It's very distracting me going, 'Oh, are the earlobes engorging now?'”
Gilbert Cruz Is this one bunk the curious coupling of science and sex? 1
“Is this one bunk the curious coupling of science and sex?”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“She's the author of Spook. She's the author of Bonk. And she is the author of Gulp.”
“she is the author of many books including stiff gulp bunk spook and now fuzz when Nature breaks the law”