Videos

Dr. David Casarett talked about his book Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana, in which he examines whether medical marijuana works. In his book, Dr. Casarett investigates the issue…

Michael Willrich examined the smallpox epidemic in America in the early 1900s. The author detailed the government’s initiatives to deter the spread of the disease by requiring mandatory vacc…

Professor Starrs talked about exhuming historical figures in order to study history. He talked about the historic and ethical considerations in launching such studies, the process of exhumat…

As part of an annual lecture series, Professor Robert Ferrell, author of “Ill Advised: Presidential Health and Public Trust” spoke about the illness and death of President Franklin Roosevel…

In the first installment of an annual lecture series, presidential historian Michael Beschloss spoke about the relationship between presidential health and U.S. politics. He examined how cha…