Sing for Science

LABS: BLOND:ISH and Kara Wiggin on Plastic and Circularity

Sing for Science

Show Notes

Join massive Canadian DJ BLOND:ISH for a conversation about seeking a life of balance, her philosophy on the exchange of energy and her non-profit “Bye Bye Plastic” which she started to help eradicate single use plastics from all aspects of the music industry. Also joining us is Dr. Kara Wiggin, a plastics researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. Kara is an ecotoxicologist and as such researches the impacts micro plastic ocean pollution can have on human health. Listen to the end for when arithmetic and numerology go head to head.

More from Sing for Science

Oct 15, 2026

Musician ⁨@cainculto⁩ and Columbia University clinical professor of psychiatry Dr. Jack Drescher join Sing for Science to examine the evidence against conversion therapy.

Oct 1, 2026

Bass virtuoso, DJ, and producer Blu DeTiger joins Dr. Clara Latham, music scholar at The New School, for a conversation about groove, gender, and the work behind making music look effortless.

Sep 18, 2026

Brooklyn rapper, producer, and singer-songwriter Kota the Friend joins Brown University professor and author Dr. Kevin Quashie for a conversation about Black life, language, world-building, and the possibilities of imagining a Black world beyond narratives defined by violence.

Sep 3, 2026

How do the specific objects and places of our past shape our understanding of personal and collective history?

Aug 20, 2026

What happens when artificial intelligence is given a directive without a human conscience to constrain it?

See all episodes →