In this week’s Please Explain feature, Dr. Grant McCracken and Dr. Animesh A. Sinha look into the science and social significance of hair. Dr. McCracken is the author of Big Hair: A Journey Into the Transformation of Self. Dr. Animesh A. Sinha is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Dermatology at the Weill Cornell Medical College, and an Attending Physician at the Cornell Campus of the New York Presbyterian Hospital.
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Music: Soundtrack to Sonatine, music by Joe Hisaishi
» More on Dr. Sinha's work
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Music: Soundtrack to Sonatine, music by Joe Hisaishi
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