From The Royal Institution.

Discover how the incredible science of IVF and fertility technology has evolved over time.

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This talk was recorded at the Ri on 29 August 2023.

Fertility affects all of our lives, and the technology supporting it remains a contentious topic since the first recorded instance of artificial insemination back in the 1850s.

Join Donna J Drucker as she explores the history of this field, discussing how it has developed and evolved over time. Discover the five main types of fertility technology and understand each of their practical applications, as well as their ethical and social implications around the world today. With a focus on countries where these technologies have had the most profound impact, Donna provides a comprehensive overview of the field and its role in shaping our ideas of human life, kinship, and family.

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Donna J Drucker is Assistant Director of Scholarship and Research Development at the Columbia University School of Nursing. She is an historian of the intersection of science and technology with gender and sexuality, particularly in the 20th-century United States and Western Europe. Donna’s book ‘The Classification of Sex’ about the intellectual history of Alfred Kinsey, won the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality’s 2015 Bullough Prize for the most distinguished book written for the professional sexological community. Donna guest edited a special issue of ICON on the history of the body and technology, and is a regular guest on sexuality and gender history podcasts. She is also the author of ‘Contraception: A Concise History’ and ‘The Machines of Sex Research: Technology and the Politics of Identity, 1945–1985’.

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