And then they said, "What the hell," and built a penis-camera. . . Mary Roach is a hilarious writer. →[More:] She previously tackled the subject of dead bodies in Stiff, and now devotes her considerable attention to the subject of sex research through the years.

The lead-in to the above quote is, as said by Masters and Johnson, about the serious study of human sexuality, is, "science and scientist continue to be governed by fear -- fear of public opinion, fear of religious intolerance, fear of political pressure, and, above all, fear of bigotry and prejudice -- as much within as without the professional world."

I am having a great time reading this.