"Bonk: A Curious Mating of Science and Sex" begins with the beginnings of the study of sex, starting with our attempts to learn human sex from animal sex. He makes sure to cover the most important researchers and the criticism that the public has expressed. Roach (2008) went on to talk about the processes that Masters and Johnson used to begin to understand female orgasm, which led her to question whether and why women can achieve orgasm from a robotic piston. Next, it covers some myths, one of which was started by Napoleon's great-granddaughter, about the female sex (Roach, 2008). The most common myth that was covered was that women whose clitoris is more than an inch from the urethra have difficulty achieving orgasm (Roach, 2008). Subsequently, Roach (2008) argues that if the woman achieves an orgasm, there is a greater chance of her becoming pregnant. In chapter five, Roach (2008) discusses coital imaging and also discusses his own experience with it. For a few subsequent chapters, he deals with male impotence, including potential treatments for erectile dysfunction, whether surgical or with implants, testicular grafts, and penile transplants (Roach, 2008). In Chapter 9, Roach (2008) explains the mindset that the clitoris is a biologically underdeveloped penis. Then he talks about a very sensitive topic, pardon the pun: masturbation, or rather the potential health benefits of masturbation (Roach, 2008). Next, he covers several curious cases of orgasm occurring in the handicapped, in non-erogenic places, or even the dead (Roach, 2008). Next it covers mental disconnection in terms of sexual arousal. Then it covers vaginal reflexes in sex, as well as the works of a man n...... middle of paper ......knowledge and thoughts about human behavior regarding sex, I'm afraid I haven't learned much from any new thing. For much of my life, I knew that humans were animals, whose desire to procreate was only diminished by our desire to follow society's norms; I also knew that sex was enjoyable, certainly not from direct experience, but the point still stands. Even though my knowledge has been slightly challenged, I still find these basic principles of human nature to hold firm. Putting these two factors together, even in my teenage years, made me come to the conclusion that people had sex because it was fun, but didn't talk about it because it might be embarrassing. If Mary Roach mentioned something different, then I'm afraid I missed her words. Works Cited Roach, M. (2008). Bonk: The curious pairing of science and sex. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.