Microscopes: Madison McFerrin on Baking Science

Join acclaimed singer-songwriter and Tiny Desk phenom Madison
McFerrin as she bakes chocolate chip cookies live and chats with
host Matt Whyte in the first Microscopes episode of Sing For
Science. Madison shares how baking and music serve as parallel
creative outlets—both shaped by improvisation, intuition, and love.
They dig into the science of baking, from emulsification and
leavening to the Maillard reaction, while Madison reflects on the
influence of her family, how ADHD plays a role in her process, and
why adding flaky salt is always a must.