You should understand that one of the longest searches man has ever indulged in has been that of longevity itself. And the study of living longer is Geriatrics. I, by the way, was one time a leading light in the American Society of Gerontology. What do you feed men to make them live longer? Well, there are many such preparations. Women: there’s equinprivine, stilbestrol — the female hormones. Somebody gets beyond forty or something like that, why, they ought to start shooting them with a bit of … [Read more...] about Lecture: Geriatrics (1962)
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Lecture: History of Dianetics (1) (1954)
I spent a year in a hospital at the end of that and–no other reason than cussedness. By taking off one collar ornament, I found out I could very easily be mistaken for a medical doctor. I even set it up so that as I would speak to the librarian, a marine or two would come by and say, "How are you, doctor?" And that gave me access to the medical libraries of the hospital. And gave me access as well to all of their experimental data which was in progress at that time. So I studied for a year in … [Read more...] about Lecture: History of Dianetics (1) (1954)