Could childhood malnutrition fuel a global cycle of violence and behavioral disruption?
In short: Professor Jacqueline McGlade examines the severe long-term consequences of under-nutrition, which contributes to half of all child deaths. This lecture explores whether malnutrition creates an inter-generational cycle of instability and investigates if emerging artificial intelligence and cognitive models can help restore lost cognitive function.
Under-nutrition is not merely a health crisis; it is a driver of a self-reinforcing cycle that can lead to behavioral disruption and violence. Because these impacts are inter-generational, they have the potential to spread globally through human migration. Addressing this requires improving access to nutritious food for vulnerable populations.
Beyond food security, the lecture addresses the possibility of using modern cognitive models and artificial intelligence to mitigate or reverse the cognitive losses associated with early-life malnutrition. Recorded in March 2026 at Barnard’s Inn Hall, the talk draws on Professor McGlade’s extensive background, including her previous roles as Chief Scientist at the United Nations Environment Programme and Executive Director of the European Environment Agency.
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