Book · 2016 · Science
Grunt
The Curious Science of Humans at War
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Does that does that count your book on soldiers grunt also I believe your latest book.
Tyler Cowen · Conversations with Tyler · Oct 2017 Listen at 18:48 The best things said about it
So I figured Okay. Then they plunked a book down in front of me called Grunt, the curious science of humans at war.
Neil deGrasse Tyson StarTalk Radio · Oct 2017 And then at number six Mary Roach uh has a new kind of Pop science book called grunt it looks at the science of the military U what soldiers experience out in the field.
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Grunt by Mary Roach is a pop science book examining the science of the military and the experiences of soldiers out in the field. On The Book Review, John Williams discussed the book while covering it on the non-fiction list, noting its place at number six. Tyler Cowen brought up the work on Conversations with Tyler while questioning Mary Roach about soldiers and their clothing. On StarTalk Radio, Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned the book at the very beginning of the episode, noting that a copy had been placed in front of him, and he later returned to it toward the conclusion of the broadcast to ask the author if there was anything else listeners should know about it before the show ended. The speakers across these podcasts highlighted the curious science of humans at war, drawing attention to Roach's exploration of military contexts and soldier experiences.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson So I figured Okay. Then they plunked a book down in front of me called Grunt, the curious science of humans… 2
“So I figured Okay. Then they plunked a book down in front of me called Grunt, the curious science of humans at war.”
“Is there one other thing you want us to know about your book before we before we end end Star Talk today?”
John Williams and then at number six Mary Roach uh has a new kind of Pop science book called grunt it looks at the scienc… 1
“and then at number six Mary Roach uh has a new kind of Pop science book called grunt it looks at the science of the military U what soldiers experience out in the field”
Tyler Cowen does that does that count your book on soldiers grunt also I believe your latest book 1
“does that does that count your book on soldiers grunt also I believe your latest book”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“When we come back, Star Talk continues with our cosmic queries edition with Mary Roach, author of Grunt, the curious science of humans at war.”