328 | Mary Roach on Replacing Parts of Our Bodies

<p>Like any machine, bodies occasionally break down, and it's natural to go in search of a replacement part. Ancient societies featured simple prosthetics for teeth, noses, and limbs, while modern medicine pursues more advanced ways of replacing internal organs and microbiomes. But what is striking is not just the impressive ingenuity of our attempts to replicate human anatomy, but the surprising level of difficulty involved in doing it well. I talk with author Mary Roach about the many ways in which humans have chosen to replace bits of themselves, as told in her recent book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.maryroach.net/replaceable.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy</em></a>.</p><p>Blog post with transcript: <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/09/15/328-mary-roach-on-replacing-parts-of-our-bodies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/09/15/328-mary-roa...