Howard Bennett in the Washington Post

It’s kind of gross, but our friend, Howard Bennett, is writing a book on “the gross facts of life.” He is quoted in Monday’s Washington Post discussing what happens if you drink urine or eat insects. Not exactly cocktail conversation but he hopes topics that will be fun for kids as a way into reading more about science and how the body works. In just this short article, he gives examples of where you might want to use urine in an emergency situation.

We’ll be looking forward to getting more excerpts of his book and seeing it when it comes out next year could