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Spare (Body) Parts - Big Picture Science

Spare (Body) Parts - Big Picture Science

Update: 2025-09-22
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Strapped-on brass noses, frog skin grafts, human organs grown in pigs: The world of replaceable body parts is both amazing and a bit unsettling. But who better give us a tour of the past and present of what medical engineering considers Plan B, than the inimitable science writer Mary Roach.


Guest:


Mary Roach – Science writer and author of “Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy


Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake


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Spare (Body) Parts - Big Picture Science

Spare (Body) Parts - Big Picture Science