Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War — The Hidden System That Keeps Soldiers Alive
What if some of the most consequential battles in war are fought against heat, noise, infection, blast forces, exhaustion, and the limits of the human body?
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Mary Roach’s Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War investigates a side of military science that receives far less attention than weapons or strategy: the researchers, engineers, surgeons, and medical specialists trying to keep human beings alive and functional under extreme conditions.
This episode examines military survivability as a system of…
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