Artist/Materialist

Susanna is a graphic designer. Dan is a materials scientist. Each week, we discuss a long read about science or culture from our unique points of view.

Ep. 38 - Envisioning a Reusable Future

We discuss the article "Meet Loop, the new zero-waste platform for consumer products" by Adele Peters in Fast Company. Our conversation touches on recycling, bulk shopping, delivery services, conference swag, and microplastics.  #recycling #environment #shopping

11-01
30:24

Ep. 37 - Navigating the World of Dating Apps

We discuss the article "How Tinder Changed Dating for a Generation" by Ashley Fetters in The Atlantic.  In this episode:  The history of dating apps and online dating What's made some apps succeed and others fail Fear Of a Better Option (FOBO) Why it's harder to meet people in person nowadays How dating can actually be hard work

06-09
31:22

Ep. 36 - Hopepunk: A light in the dystopian darkness

We discuss the article "Hopepunk, explained: the storytelling trend that weaponizes optimism" by Aja Romano in Vox. 

05-24
29:47

Ep. 35 - Searching for the World's Best Strawberries

We discuss the article "How Driscoll's Reinvented the Strawberry" by Dana Goodyear in the New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/21/how-driscolls-reinvented-the-strawberry/amp

03-28
25:30

Ep. 34 - Kids, Screens & Mental Health

We discuss the article "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?" by Jean M. Twenge in The Atlantic. 

03-09
30:33

Ep. 33 - Crops vs. Water in California

We discuss the article "A Kingdom from Dust" by Mark Arax in the California Sunday Magazine (https://story.californiasunday.com/resnick-a-kingdom-from-dust).

03-02
39:49

Ep. 32 - We're back with a book club for long reads

We've returned from our break with a slight format change. Check our blog at artistmaterialist.com to see which article we'll be discussing next week.

02-23
02:27

Ep. 31 - The Art of Selecting Background Music

We discuss the article "Inside the booming business of background music" by Jake Hulyer in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/nov/06/inside-the-booming-business-of-background-music

12-05
34:07

Ep. 30 - The Sport of Fashion

We discuss the article "Everything You Wear Is Athleisure" by Derek Thompson in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/bicycle-bloomers-yoga-pants-how-sports-shaped-modern-fashion/574081/

11-24
30:36

Ep. 29 - New Life for Old Towns

We discuss the article "Can You Curate a Town?" by Jennifer Miller in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/style/mountain-dale-new-york.html

11-17
30:05

Ep. 28 - One Input to Rule Them All

We discuss the article "Why We Can't Quit the QWERTY Keyboard" by Rachel Metz for MIT Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611620/why-we-cant-quit-the-qwerty-keyboard/

11-02
34:18

Ep. 27 - Making Sense of Scents Part 2

We continue our discussion of the article "The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Perfume" by Katy Kelleher for Longreads: https://longreads.com/2018/09/10/ugly-history-of-beautiful-things-perfume/

10-26
24:20

Ep. 26 - Making Sense of Scents Part 1

We discuss the article "The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Perfume" by Katy Kelleher in Longreads: https://longreads.com/2018/09/10/ugly-history-of-beautiful-things-perfume/

10-22
26:08

Ep. 25 - Mapping Our Social Networks

We discuss the article "How Connected Is Your Community to Everywhere Else in America?" by Emily Badger and Quoctrung Bui in the New York Times.

10-13
31:58

Ep. 24 - How to Stay Clean Without Bathing

We discuss the article "Getting Clean, the Tudor Way" by Ruth Goodman in The New Republic: https://newrepublic.com/article/129828/getting-clean-tudor-way

10-06
31:18

Ep. 23 - The Pollination Situation

Dan takes a break, Susanna and Amanda discuss the article "The Super Bowl of Beekeeping" by Jaime Lowe in the New York Times Magazine: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/magazine/the-super-bowl-of-beekeeping.html

09-21
22:22

Ep. 22 - What's In a Color?

We discuss the article "Treasures from the Color Archive" by Simon Schama in The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/03/treasures-from-the-color-archive

09-17
34:10

Ep. 21 - How Should We Diagnose Mental Illness?

We discuss the article "All mental disorders are brain disorders … not." by Eiko Fried: http://eiko-fried.com/all-mental-disorders-are-brain-disorders-not/

08-31
36:16

Ep. 20 - Open-Concept Homes

We discuss the article "The Case for Rooms" by Kate Wagner in The Atlantic: https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/08/the-case-for-rooms/563216/

08-24
37:44

Ep. 19 - Procrastination

We discuss the article "How to Stop Procrastinating and Finish a Big Project" by Olga Khazan in the Atlantic.

08-17
38:24

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