Time to Eat the Dogs

A Podcast About Science, History, and Exploration

Malaria, Tonic Water, and Empire

just-the-tonic-cover

Kim Walker talks about the history and science of cinchona bark as a tonic, medicine, and mixer. Walker is a biocultural historian completing her PhD work on the Cinchona Bark Collection at Kew Gardens. She’s the co-author (along with Mark Nesbitt) of Just The Tonic: A Natural History of Tonic Water.

DSCF5735

Kim Walker

No comments yet»

Leave a comment