SILK: A World History, Smithsonian Associate Dr. Aarathi Prasad
The Not Old - Better Show
Paul Vogelzang
4.7 • 107 Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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🌟 Dive into the Luxurious World of Silk! 🌍✨ Join us as we unravel the threads of history with Aarathi Prasad in our latest episode 🎧📖. Discover how this ancient material is spinning its way into the future of technology and sustainability! 🕸️🌱
👗 From royal robes to cutting-edge tech, silk remains a symbol of innovation and elegance. Don't miss out as we explore its incredible journey from cocoon to high-tech labs! 🧬🔬
👉 Tune in now and be inspired by the story that has woven its way through centuries! 🎥🎙️ #SilkStories #SustainableFuture
Silk—prized for its lightness, luminosity, and beauty—is also one of the strongest biological materials ever known. More than a century ago, it was used to make the first bulletproof vest, and yet science has barely begun to tap its potential. The technologies it has inspired—including sutures, pharmaceuticals, and replacement body parts—continue to be developed in laboratories around the world and are now beginning to offer a sustainable alternative to the plastics choking our planet.
Smithsonian Associate Aarathi Prasad, author of Silk: A World History, outlines the cultural and biological history of the fabric, including its origins, the ancient silk routes, and the biologists who learned the secrets of silk-producing animals. From the moths of China, Indonesia, and India to the spiders of South America and Madagascar and the mollusks of the Mediterranean, Prasad offers a mix of biography and science that brings to life the vast, winding history of silk and looks to its future as a powerful resource
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Not Old Better Show, the show covering all things health, wellness, culture, and more. |
| 0:06.0 | The show for all of us who aren't old were better. |
| 0:09.0 | Each week we'll interview superstars, experts, and ordinary people doing extraordinary things, all related to |
| 0:15.8 | this wonderful experience of getting better, not older. |
| 0:19.4 | Now here's your host, the award-winning Paul Vogel-Zang. |
| 0:24.3 | Welcome to the Not Old Better Show Inside Science |
| 0:27.7 | interview series with Smithsonian Associates. |
| 0:30.3 | I'm Paul Vogel-Zang, and today's episode we delve deeply into the intricate and |
| 0:35.3 | fascinating world of silk a material that is of course as luxurious as it is |
| 0:41.0 | strong and it is historically a groundbreaking research study from our |
| 0:47.4 | guest today, Arty Prasad. Today we're thrilled to host Arty Prasad, author of |
| 0:52.0 | Silk, a world history to explore the depths of this extraordinary |
| 0:56.4 | fabric. |
| 0:57.4 | Arti Prasad is presenting at Smithsonian Associates. |
| 1:00.2 | Please check out our show notes today for more details about Arty Prasad and her new book, |
| 1:04.7 | Silk, a world history, along with her Smithsonian associate details. |
| 1:09.3 | From its ancient origins on the legendary silk roads to the cutting-age laboratories shaping its future. |
| 1:15.0 | Silk is a material that has not only woven its way through the tapestry of human civilization, |
| 1:22.0 | but also promises to play a pivotal role in modern technology and |
| 1:27.4 | sustainable development. |
| 1:28.8 | In this episode, we will uncover the secrets held by the silkworms of China, the wild moths of India, and even the aquatic |
| 1:35.8 | mollusks of the Mediterranean, each contributing uniquely to the diversity of silk. |
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