!['[W]ild pansy could have potential uses in the treatments of cancer.' Image (c) kahvikisu, licensed under CC-BY-2.0 and adapted from the original.](https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/styles/bc-landscape-100x56/public/wild-pansy1.jpg?itok=0nMFaNqK)
- Date
- 01 December 2016 - 09:45
Would Shakespeare's potions really work?
Shakespeare's plays are full of biochemical concoctions and cosmology, so how much of a scientist was he? We asked the British Council's former science adviser, Dr Tim Slingsby.
- Tags
- Science, Shakespeare, Arts, Literature, Theatre
