Scalp to Split Ends: Hair Care Demystified - Lab 101
Zakiya and Titi chat with Dr. Cicely Shillingford from Amika to break down the real science behind hair care. From personal hair wins (and fails) to the latest product innovations, they’re getting to ...
6 Jul 202534min
The Science of Celebration - Lab 035
We’re in the middle of the summer celebration season. Whether it is Juneteenth, the 4th of July, or your family’s annual reunion, there are some elements of celebrating that never change. We pulled an...
29 Jun 202524min
The Robotic Future of Elder Care - Lab 100
America has a problem! Beyoncé called it, and the data backs her up: more than 36 million older adults fall each year, often ending up in hospitals or nursing homes. MIT mechanical-engineering PhD stu...
22 Jun 202528min
Brain Drain: Why Slashing Research Hurts Us All With Chelsea Clinton - Lab 099
Harvard’s international students on the chopping block, NIH and CDC budgets slashed nearly in half, and entire datasets vanishing overnight. If it feels like a whirlwind, thats because it’s by design....
15 Jun 202532min
The Science of Sinners: Storytelling, Symbolism & Historical Horror
When Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster Sinners smashed the box office, Titi and Zakiya grabbed their popcorn and their microscopes. In this lab, they plunge into the film’s layered world with digital-storyte...
8 Jun 202544min
Weight for It - Lab 097
What shapes how we see ourselves? From the media we consume to the chairs we sit in, the world is full of cues that influence how we feel in our bodies. We explore how these cues get under the skin an...
1 Jun 202542min
TSA Checkpoint Chaos - Lab 096
Is TSA keeping us safe or just stressed? Titi and Zakiya dig into the tech (and drama) behind airport security: from Real ID confusion to body scanning to biometrics for PreCheck and CLEAR. With help ...
25 Mai 202550min
