Carl Djerassi - chemistry and theatre
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 06:01
in Psychology & Sociology
Carl Djerassi thinks he may be the oldest professor still teaching in the winter quarter at Stanford university, US. But despite a long and venerable career as an organic chemist – he was most famously involved with oral contraceptives, but has also worked on corticosteroids, natural products and physical methods – he now teaches an interdisciplinary seminar on science and theatre. Ben Valsler spoke to him about his artistic life.