H. A. Becker: Solar and coal energy may supplant, and eventually replace, energy from oil and gas. The prospects for this development, the technology required and the economic conditions are discussed.
R.H. Clark: The content and conclusions of the two reports are contrasted and criticized. The factors affecting world stability are considered as an introduction to the succeeding lectures on the subject.
C.H. Simmonds: Much of the apprehension concerning the future stems from a philosophy which belongs to the past. If we change our perspective our problems change and begin to become more, not less, manageable.