Stickiness. We know it when we see it — or when we feel it under our feet at the movie theater. But what is stickiness, scientifically speaking?

How do geckos climb? Why don’t Post-it Notes ruin our books?

This hour, we talk to scientist Laurie Winkless about her book, Sticky, and figure out what holds it all together.

GUESTS:
Laurie Winkless: A science writer and physicist and the author of Sticky: The Secret Science of the Surfaces
Dr. Alyssa Stark: A professor at Villanova University; she runs a lab that studies biological adhesion
Will Coldwell: A freelance writer; he published “Bursting the Bubble: How Gum Lost Its Cool” in The Economist

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Stickiness. We know it when we see it — or when we feel it under our feet at the movie theater. But what is stickiness, scientifically speaking?
How do geckos climb? Why don’t Post-it Notes ruin our books?
This hour, we talk to scientist Laurie Winkless about her book, Sticky, and figure out what holds it all together.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Laurie Winkless: A science writer and physicist and the author of <a href="https://www.lauriewinkless.com/books/sticky-the-secret-science-of-surfaces">Sticky: The Secret Science of the Surfaces</a></li>
<li>Dr. Alyssa Stark: A professor at Villanova University; she runs a lab that studies biological adhesion</li>
<li>Will Coldwell: A freelance writer; he published “<a href="https://www.economist.com/1843/2021/07/26/bursting-the-bubble-how-gum-lost-its-cool">Bursting the Bubble: How Gum Lost Its Cool</a>” in The Economist</li>
</ul>
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