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!
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 theory
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/plague-know/
https://mentalfloss.com/article/31056/why-did-people-wear-powdered-wigs
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-science-behind-todays-plague-doctor-costume-1737404375
Lightning rods
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9256546/lubbock_morning_avalanche/
https://books.google.com/books?id=UEH1AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA184
https://books.google.com/books?id=g6cwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA190
Pictures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod_fashion
Bulletproof silk
https://jaoa.org/article.aspx?articleid=2578879
http://mentalfloss.com/article/24039/brief-history-bulletproof-vests
[Fact Off]
Julie and ear grass
Lizards and human shirts
[Ask the Science Couch]
Bamboo
Hemp
https://slate.com/technology/2011/04/hemp-versus-cotton-which-is-better-for-the-environment.html
Wool
https://www.iwto.org/news/environmental-impacts-wool-textiles
Linen
https://econation.co.nz/linen/
Mass production (dyeing, burning)
https://e360.yale.edu/features/can_waterless_dyeing_processes_clean_up_clothing_industry_pollution
[Butt One More Thing]
Cow manure clothes
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/poop-clothing_n_58e7d6f0e4b058f0a02efa77