Mary Roach: Adventures in Human Anatomy

Schedule

Thu Oct 09 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

The Commonwealth Club | San Francisco, CA

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The moral, medical & metaphysical implications of remaking ourselves from the inside out. Are we on the verge of replacing the irreplaceabe?
About this Event

The human body is invincible—at least from the perspective of modern medicinal innovation. Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and Fuzz, follows the astonishing evolution of body part replacement, from sculpting noses from brass to crafting body parts from scratch using stem cells and 3-D printing.

While these advancements are miraculous lifesavers, it begs difficult bioethical questions: When and how does a person decide they’d be better off with a prosthetic than their existing limb? Can a donated heart be made to beat forever? Roach offers an insightful discussion and potential answers to these questions with her uniquely characteristic verve and infectious wit.

Join us for a fascinating conversation with Mary Roach as she investigates the moral, medical and metaphysical implications of remaking ourselves from the inside out. Are we on the verge of replacing the irreplaceable?

SPEAKERS

Mary Roach, Author, Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy

In Conversation with Cynthia Gorney, Associate Professor of Journalism at the Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley

5:30 p.m. doors open & check-in6–7 p.m. program7 p.m. book signing(all times Pacific Time)

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The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, United States

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