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Friction on TED Radio Hour

via NPR

Sept. 30, 2022

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On TED Radio Hour, Media Lab alum David Moinina Sengeh, tribologist (friction expert) Jennifer Vail, activist Yaël Eisenstat, and television writer Elan Gale talk to host Manoush Zomorodi about friction—from its effects on the human body to its impacts on social media, politics, and entertainment.

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