Medieval Music: To Sing and Dance During the eighteenth century, Western Europe gradually relinquished a form...
Medieval Music: To Chant in a Vale of Tears According to one early-medieval author, ‘there are many who are...
How to be a Shakespearean Atheist This lecture will explore how the sixteenth century found ways of distancing itself from religion.
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...
Getting a life: Limits to health in the 21st century Our health and longevity are affected by a multitude of...
Birth control, Death control and the Demographic Transition The improving survival rates of children, and the freedom to...