2025-02-21
18 分钟Have you ever really thought about the hair that grows out of your head?
I mean,
I'm sure you've thought about your hair in terms of which way to get it cut and how to get
that one really wonky piece to behave itself for once.
But have you ever considered why it is the way it is for Scientific American science?
Quickly.
I'm Rachel Feltman.
My guest today is biological anthropologist Tina Lasisi,
an assistant professor at the University of Michigan.
She, she leads a lab that studies the, quote,
evolution and genetic basis of human phenotypic variation with a focus on pigmentation and hair.
In other words, she's figuring out why human skin and hair comes in so many gorgeous varieties.
Thanks so much for joining us to chat today.
Great to be here.
So I've been a fan of your research for a few years now because, among other things,
you're really asking and answering questions about hair that I don't think anyone else is tackling.
How do you get interested in your field of study?
And would you tell our listeners a little bit about it?
Absolutely.
So I got interested in this when I was an undergrad.