Process Over Prompt: How to Use AI without Losing Your Spark
Overwhelmed by the explosion of new AI tools? Titi and Zakiya team up with creative tech expert Lauren deVane (a.k.a. the “AI Auntie”) to cut through the noise. They decode the most game-changing tool...
20 Juli 202537min
Fungus Among Us: The Science and Hype Behind Mushrooms - Lab 102
From your morning Lion’s Mane latte to zombie ants in The Last of Us—fungi are having a moment. In this episode of Dope Labs, Titi and Zakiya dig deep into the world of mushrooms with park ranger, dat...
13 Juli 202530min
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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 202542min
