Conquest and Disease or Colonialism and Health? A special lecture to mark the centenary of the Royal...
Getting a life: Limits to health in the 21st century Our health and longevity are affected by a multitude of...
Redesigning financial regulation of pensions and other retail products Worried about your pension? Worried about the nation's poor savings...
Lifestyle diseases: The burden of choice? Take exercise, wear seatbelts, eat the right food, stay off...
Too unimportant to fail? Innovation and competitive selection in markets Where are the sources of innovation? How much fat do...
Birth control, Death control and the Demographic Transition The improving survival rates of children, and the freedom to...
Hygeia and Panacea: Is prevention better than cure? Better sanitation and hygiene, coupled with immunization, have dramatically reduced...
Pathogens and parasites; plagues and pandemics The earliest gains in life expectancy were made by understanding...
Standards Markets: The free market response to regulation Many societal goals for markets can be achieved with more...