Fashion
Fashion  
Podcast: SciShow Tangents
Published On: Tue Sep 10 2019
Description: New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and the world's most stylish science podcast is celebrating by exploring the intersection of fashion and science! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!  If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:[Truth or Fail]Beards & miasma theoryhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/plague-know/https://mentalfloss.com/article/31056/why-did-people-wear-powdered-wigshttps://io9.gizmodo.com/the-science-behind-todays-plague-doctor-costume-1737404375Lightning rodshttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/9256546/lubbock_morning_avalanche/https://books.google.com/books?id=UEH1AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA184https://books.google.com/books?id=g6cwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA190Pictures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod_fashionBulletproof silkhttps://jaoa.org/article.aspx?articleid=2578879http://mentalfloss.com/article/24039/brief-history-bulletproof-vestshttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/jul/29/bulletproof-silk-vest-prevent-first-world-war-royal-armouries[Fact Off]Julie and ear grassLizards and human shirts[Ask the Science Couch]Bamboohttp://www.patagonia.com/static/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-PatagoniaShared/default/dw0de5a5be/PDF-US/bamboo_rayon.pdfHemphttps://slate.com/technology/2011/04/hemp-versus-cotton-which-is-better-for-the-environment.htmlWoolhttps://www.iwto.org/news/environmental-impacts-wool-textilesLinenhttps://econation.co.nz/linen/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320307130_GOING_ECO_GOING_DUTCH_A_local_and_closed_loop_textile_production_systemMass production (dyeing, burning)https://e360.yale.edu/features/can_waterless_dyeing_processes_clean_up_clothing_industry_pollutionhttps://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/17/17852294/fashion-brands-burning-merchandise-burberry-nike-h-and-m[Butt One More Thing]Cow manure clotheshttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/poop-clothing_n_58e7d6f0e4b058f0a02efa77