DrAnna Ploszajskiis an award-winning materials scientist, writer, and storyteller based in London. Shes a materials generalist, equally fascinated by metals, plastics, ceramics, glassesand substances from the natural world.Anna channels her passion for storytelling about materials through writing, podcasting, presentingand training scientists and engineers in the art of storytelling. Her first book, , is out now. In her spare time,Annaplays the trumpet in a funk and soul covers band andis an ultra-endurance open water swimmer. Oh, and its pronounced Por-shy-ski.