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04/15/2001 Archived Entry: "Reith Lectures"

It's that time of year (no, not just Easter) that the good old BBC Reith Lectures have come around again. As I commented last year, the Reith lectures are really top-class stuff by the best lecturers, and this year the subject is on ageing. So far, the first two lectures have already been given and I've been impressed by the way that the lecturer, Professor Tom Kirkwood, has introduced the subject yet also gone into some amount of detail about the biological and ethical consequences of extending our lifespan.

Probably the best part of the lectures, however, are the question and answer sessions. There are some very intelligent questions asked, both in the first and second lecture, although I have to admit that the latter does go into a fair bit of technical detail; I learned something myself.

So if you're at all interested in learning more about ageing then I'd advise you to check out the lectures. They have the transcripts and recordings of the lectures on the BBC website.