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Book club – Handmade by Anna Ploszajski
Book club – Handmade by Anna Ploszajski
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
How do you make a chemical-resistant beaker out of a material as fragile as glass? And how do you tell the temperature of a piece of steel without a thermometer? These are questions Anna Ploszajski tackles in her book Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning through Making. A materials scientist, engineer, science communicator and occasional stand-up comedian, Ploszajski explores the domain of makers and craftspeople. With knowledge accumulated over generations of trial and error, these experimenters understand popular materials like glass, steel and wood far better than any scientist. We talk to Ploszajski about finding fresh perspectives by stepping outside the scientific realm, and find out whether every materials scientist should take up blacksmithing.
Released:
May 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (78)
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