Each episode of Distillations podcast takes a deep-dive into a moment of science-related history in order to shed light on the present.
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Episode 11: Wonder Drugs
From antibiotics to chemotherapy, modern pharmaceuticals have transformed the experience of illness in the 20th century. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, the founder and chairman of Biocon, Ltd., joins us for a discussion of how the global business of pharmaceuticals is changing the culture of science in India.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:31 Introduction
01:14 Element of the Week: Sulfur
02:44 A Conversation with Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
07:50 The Complicated Legacy of Modern Pharmaceuticals
10:44 Quote: Hans Zinsser
11:00 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to David Caruso for researching this show. Additional credits available at https://sciencehistory.org/stories/distillations-pod/wonder-drugs/.