Markets and Marxism: USA, USSR and China Different models of economic modernity competed during the Cold War...
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...
Ebola: Emergence, Epidemic and the Global Response The current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is probably...
War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The Crimean War, 1854-1856 The Crimean War is remembered in Britain mainly for its...
The Pathology of Discovery and Conquest This lecture examined the spread of diseases that accompanied European...
The Times of Our Lives: A history of longevity Notwithstanding Bible stories, the average human lifespan has reached "three...
The Tragedy of Easy Problems These are those challenges, particularly in development and global health...