Episode 794
Fabulous Fabrics and Nifty Knitting
From 27000-year-old thread to weaving with human cells, we're unpicking the science of textiles
The Naked Scientists Podcast · The Naked Scientists
January 19, 202156m 31s
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Show Notes
This week, looking for a new hobby? We're exploring the science of handicrafts, including why knitting boosts wellbeing, the first textiles from 27,000 years ago, and the project that's knitting human tissue to make replacement blood vessels. Plus, in the news, novel insights into who gets severe COVID and what might cause Long COVID, the WHO arrive in China to probe for the origins of the pandemic, and the snakes that tie themselves in knots to climb trees... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
science of textilesmargarita glebabetsan corkhillnicolas l'heureuxken smithben warnebenjamin warnejulie savidgep james schuckmaureen millerkirsi niinimakifast fashion environmentknitting with human cellsweaving human tissuereplacement blood vesselsknitting for healtharchaeology of textiles