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#595 Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning Through Making
#595 Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning Through Making
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
In Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning Through Making, author Anna Ploszajski takes her experience of materials science out of the lab and into the world of craftspeople. Ploszajski's quest to fashion a broader perspective on stuff surpasses the dry and academic. In her book, Anna brings readers along through an exploration of materials ancient and modern, bringing out the ways that matter intersects with society and identity. On the show, we’ll talk about matter from glass to human hair, and we'll hear about the entwined history of some materials and how they have shaped history.
Released:
Jan 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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