3i6 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE, ETC. 



Lecture V. ' 



Old Age and Death. 



The duration of life, Biological time. The process of ageing ; bodily 

 and mental changes, rejuvenescence. The process of dying ; reversible 

 and irreversible changes. The nature and significance of death. The 

 disintegration of the body. The cultivation of tissues in vitro ; potential 

 immortality. Research and possibilities of the future. 



References : n, 14, 20, 33, 63, 69, 79. 



Lecture VI. 



Body and Mind. 



Evolution of body and mind. Individual development of body and 

 mind. Relation of body and mind ; brain processes and mind processes ; 

 the body-mind, reflex action, instinct, conscious and unconscious ; methods 

 of investigation and schools of thought. Abnormal, normal and ' super- 

 normal ' mental phenomena. Research ideals, criteria and values. Research 

 problems. 



References : 2, 8, 10, 11, 14, 35, 42, 47, 62, 63, 67, 73, 79. 



Lecture VII. 



Biology and Religion. 



Religion to-day ; creeds and sects, ethics and morals. The nature of 

 religion ; the religious attitude to life ; revelation and belief. The nature of 

 science ; the scientific attitude to life ; experimentalism and doubt. Sonne 

 modern scientists and religion. A biologist's position. 



References : i, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 14, 24, 25, 35, 36, 45, 47, 74, 79, 80, 81, 82. 



C. Problems of Disease. 

 Lecture VIII. 



The Individual Aspect. 



The nature of health and disease in plants and animals. Diseased bodies 

 and diseased minds. Kinds of disease ; causes ; immediate and remote 

 consequences. Preventive and remedial measures ; theory and practice. 

 Human, animal and plant experiments. Ideals and problems of clinical 

 research. 



References : 2, 10, 11, 53, 63, 69, 73, 75, 79. 



Lecture IX. 



The Social Aspect. 



Clinical medicine, epidemics and crowd diseases in plants and animals. 

 The development of epidemiological science and the position to-day. 

 The collection, classification and interpretation of data. Disease factors. 

 Experimental research and some modern problems. 



References : 11, 32, 53, 63, 75, 79. 



Lecture X. 



Special Problems (i). 



Tuberculosis, venereal diseases, smallpox, cancer : consideration of the 

 foregoing in their individual and social aspects. Some outstanding pro- 

 blems ; modern research. 



References : 7, 15, 32, 53, 63, 69, 75. 



