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Described by Library Journal (7/21/10) as “perversely entertaining,” and “get-strange-looks-on-the-subway hilarious” by Entertainment Weekly (12/24/10), Packing for Mars is Mary Roach’s exploration into all the questions that one has about space travel. How does one take care of basic body hygiene in space? How does one get rid of bodily waste? Just how hard is space travel on the human body? What about S-E-X?
Come join us at the following events that we're hosting to support this book. We also have links to websites and articles that provide information on the author, as well as explore the topics of space and space travel.
Tuesday, March 5, 11am-12pm, Guthrie Hall: VC Faculty Panel Discussion & taste-testing of "discomfort food"
Wednesday, March 6, 3-5pm, MCW 113: Film screening: "Wall-E" (2008, Andrew Stanton dir.)
Thursday, March 7, 12-1pm, LRC 114: All-campus book group discussion
Monday, March 18, 10:30-11:30am, Guthrie Hall: Dr. Susanne Douglas, Assistant Professor of Biology and Microscopy, East LA College and Senior Scientist, Mars Fundamental Research, Planetary Science Institute
Wednesday, March 20, 3-5pm, MCW 113: Film screening: "Total Recall" (1990, Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Tuesday, March 26, 3-4pm, Guthrie Hall: Lecture by Theo Clarke: "The Juno Mission--Jupiter, Earth, & the Quest for Origins"
Wednesday, March 27, 3-5pm, MCW 113: Film screening: "Apollo 13" (1995, Tom Hanks)
Packing for Mars: Space Hygiene
Mary Roach on “The Daily Show with John Stewart”
"Packing for Mars" and the Weightless Life
BookTV: Author Interview with Mary Roach
UCSB Arts and Lectures: Voices: Mary Roach
10 Myths About Space Travel that Make Science Fiction Better
Packing for Mars Discussion Questions from the San Francisco Public Library
Mars One: Human Settlement on Mars in 2023
Los Angeles Times: “Life on Mars Time for JPL Scientist and His Family”
Los Angeles Times: “One Family Recalls Living on Mars Time with NASA Rover Curiosity”
New York Times: “In Space, Nice Guys Finish First”The Atlantic: “The History of the Space Shuttle”
Popular Science: “The Deep-Space Suit”
San Francisco Gate: “Studying Space Travel with Fruit Flies”
Los Angeles Times: “Cleanliness is Key for Robotic Space Explorers”
New York Times: “Space Tourism is Here! Wealthy Adventurers Wanted”
MSNBC.com: “Don’t Make Astronauts Cry, It Hurts to Tear Up in Space”
