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Training in Violence: An Essay in Military Hazing

How have the British and American armed forces been taught to fight and kill in conflicts from 1914 to the present? What role have psychology and technology played in military training?

Asthma and Chronic Airways Disease

Asthma, an intermittent disease, is the commonest lung disease in the UK. The second is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This lecture will consider trends and advances in these two diseases, and the chronic genetic lung disease cystic fibrosis.

China: Art, War and Salvation, 1933-1949

After the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921, many artists and intellectuals in China saw the overthrow of ‘tradition’ as the means to rescue the nation from poverty and backwardness.

Does a Good Bedside Manner Matter?

There is an apparent conflict between the increase in technology in medicine and the importance of a relationship between patient and doctor. This Valentine’s Day lecture considers the importance of that relationship.

Computer Bugs in Hospitals: A New Killer

The extent of the problem of software bugs in the medical arena, and elsewhere, suggest an increasing number of avoidable deaths and injuries in UK hospitals.

The Fate of the October Revolution under Stalin

When Lenin died in 1924, he had effected a temporary...

Here Comes The Sun: Sunshine and its Effects on Health, Sleep and Memory

Professor Steve Jones will consider sunshine and its effects on health, on sleep, on memory and more: and why today’s twilight world of tablets and smart-phones is taking us back to the middle ages.

Diabetes: A Rising Tide

This lecture will consider the treatment, prevention and recent advances in the science of diabetes.

What is Value in Healthcare?

This lecture considers this hypothesis and the relationship between clinical outcome and cost of treatment.

The Eradication of Infectious Diseases

Eradicating an infectious disease for all time is one of the greatest gifts a generation can give to all subsequent ones. This lecture will examine the opportunities and difficulties of eradication.

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