2026-04-19
43 分钟Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.
I'm producer Mia Sorrenti.
How does chemistry shape our world?
Chemistry is everywhere, from cosmetics and the clothes we wear to life-saving medicines and even kitchen experiments.
Chemical processes are all around us, defining our interactions with the world we live in.
In this episode, Professor Dame Ijeoma Achebo,
President of Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge, joins Helen Chersky.
Physicist and broadcaster, to discuss her book, Chain Reaction, The Wondrous Chemistry of Everyday Life.
Together, they explore our complex relationship with plastics,
the fact that synthetic products are not always harmful and natural ones not always safe,
and the ways machine learning could transform chemical testing and revolutionise the development of new medicines.
Let's join our host Helen Chersky now with more.
Welcome to Intelligence Squared.
I'm Professor Helen Chersky.
And today I am delighted to be talking to Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu.
She has.
All sorts of titles.
She is Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience at University College London and the President
of Wilson College at the University of Cambridge.
And she's had a really distinguished career.