RSA Events: Audio

The War of the Sexes

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:44:55 +0100

Paul Seabright argues that we can achieve greater harmony and equality between the sexes by understanding how the tension between conflict and cooperation developed in our remote evolutionary past,...

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NHS Foundation Trusts: A model for the future?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:40:53 +0100

Rt Hon Francis Maude MP and Foundation Trust Network chief executive Sue Slipman discuss new models of public service provision.

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X and the City: The mathematics of urban life

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:32:08 +0100

Mathematician John A. Adam reveals unusual insights into how cities work, and the important role maths plays in underpinning the metropolitan landscape and shaping modern urban life.

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Earth is our Business

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:40:39 +0100

Barrister, author and activist Polly Higgins argues for a new paradigm for business, where people and planet are put first.

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The Geek Manifesto: Why science matters

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:04:12 +0100

Mark Henderson, one of Britain's leading science communicators, makes an agenda-setting argument that science matters to all aspects of public life, and issues a rallying call to all geeks to join...

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Every Nation For Itself

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:51:10 +0100

Influential author and strategist Ian Bremmer introduces “G-Zero world”, in which no single country has the power to shape a truly global agenda. What are the risks and opportunities in a world...

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Are Green and Growth Compatible?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:05:02 +0100

Environment Agency chairman Lord Smith explains why the environment must be considered as a strategic priority in reviving economic growth.

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Total Academisation?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:51:00 +0100

Former head of Ofsted Christine Gilbert and Professor Chris Husbands examine the implications of the mass academisation of schools and the impact this might have on educational outcomes.

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Free Market Fairness

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:37:25 +0100

Can libertarians care about social justice? Challenging those on both the left and the right, political philosopher John Tomasi presents a new hybrid theory of liberal justice which is committed to...

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Breakout Nations: In pursuit of the next economic miracles

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:37:49 +0100

Ruchir Sharma, one of the world 's largest investors in emerging markets for Morgan Stanley, visits the RSA to outline the shifting balance of global economic power and identify the stars of the...

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Finance and the Good Society

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:47:01 +0100

Leading economist Robert Shiller argues that rather than condemning finance, we need to reclaim it for the common good. We need more financial innovation - not less - and finance should play a larger...

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Games Primates Play: The evolution and economics of human relationships

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:17:13 +0100

Leading primatologist Dario Maestripieri visits the RSA to reveal how our ancient past governs our current behaviour.

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What is a Good Teacher?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:03:06 +0100

The RSA and Teach First present a new series of Education Matters Debates. In this opening debate, Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI, Matthew Taylor, Peter Hyman, Ndidi Okezie and Gillian Hargreaves ask: what...

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Should Tax Be More Taxing?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:55:41 +0100

Richard Murphy, Philip Booth and Mike Lewis ask: Do we need to fundamentally change our attitude toward tax? To view it as a fair and just contribution toward shared public services, and not as an...

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Imagine: How creativity works

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:42:57 +0100

Bestselling journalist and author Jonah Lehrer shows how new research is deepening our understanding of the human imagination and considers how this new science can make us happier.

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Quiet the Mind

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:41:53 +0100

Acclaimed author and illustrator Matthew Johnstone reveals how simple daily practices can help us be more present, more positive, have better health and greater clarity.

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The Groupish Gene: Hive psychology and the origins of morality and religion

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:38:29 +0100

Leading social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the uniquely human ability for self-transcendence, and shows how this is crucial for understanding the origins of morality and religion.

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The Road to Wigan Pier Revisited

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:51:21 +0100

75 years on from George Orwell's iconic journey, Stephen Armstrong and Danny Dorling discuss why poverty and inequality persist in the UK today.

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Everyone a Changemaker

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:37:00 +0100

World-renowned social entrepreneur and founder of Ashoka, Bill Drayton discusses the key skills every person must learn in order to contribute meaningfully to a rapidly changing world.

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Defending Politics: Why democracy matters

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:22:33 +0100

Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield, Matthew Flinders, argues for a shift from the bland and fatalistic 'politics of pessimism' that appears to dominate public life, towards a more...

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Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:06:21 +0100

In an increasingly social world, author Susan Cain argues that we undervalue the power of the introvert at our peril. How can organisations ensure that the best ideas dominate, rather than those of...

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Networked: The news in transition

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:26:55 +0000

Leading new-media academic Adrienne Russell examines the underlying cultural changes that reflect the new news reality.

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Occupy World Street: A global roadmap for economic and political reform

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:42:04 +0000

Founder of Simcorp and chairman of the Gaia Trust, Ross Jackson offers a visionary strategy to rework the global economic system and the political institutions that support it. Caroline Lucas MP...

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Britain Etc.

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:49:09 +0000

Award-winning journalist and BBC News home editor, Mark Easton takes a fresh look at the UK through its relationship to 26 subjects - one for each letter of the alphabet.

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Looking Post Leveson: Press regulation in the 21st century

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:02:44 +0000

Hugh Tomlinson QC, John Lloyd and Guy Black debate the lessons of the unfolding Leveson Inquiry, the principles of regulation in the internet age, and the balance between professional freedom,...

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The Consent of the Networked: The worldwide struggle for internet freedom

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:07:40 +0000

Renowned academic, journalist and internet freedom activist, Rebecca MacKinnon, issues us with a powerful call to action: it’s time to stop thinking of ourselves as passive users of technology, and...

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Why Nations Fail

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:17:14 +0000

Harvard Professor of Government, James Robinson presents a provocative new theory of political economy, explaining why the world is divided into nations with wildly differing levels of prosperity.

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What Are Universities For?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:15:05 +0000

Join distinguished academic, author and critic Professor Stefan Collini as he dissects the real purpose of higher education. With a response from Professor Paul O'Prey.

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Wired for Culture: The natural history of human cooperation

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:02:44 +0000

Mark Pagel, one of the world’s leading experts on human evolution and development, visits the RSA to investigate our species’ capacity for culture, cooperation and community.

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Maonomics

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:15:21 +0000

Economist Loretta Napoleoni examines Chinese economic growth and argues that we are witnessing the beginning of the collapse of capitalism and the victory of communism with a profit motive.

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The Spirit of Cities

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:16:40 +0000

Professor Avner de-Shalit shows why cultivating the distinctive “spirit of cities” is the best antidote to global homogenisation.

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The Six Habits of Highly Empathic People

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:44:46 +0000

Cultural historian Roman Krznaric reveals how the art of empathy can not only enrich one's own life but also help to create social change.

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Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:59:16 +0000

Acclaimed BBC journalist and author of 'Meltdown' Paul Mason visits the RSA to explain the causes and consequences of the recent uprisings, protests, and revolutions.

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The End of Satisfactory Schools

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:22:23 +0000

In the wake of recent changes to the schools rating system, Sir Michael Wilshaw, Ofsted chief inspector joins Professor Becky Francis, RSA director of education to discuss how more schools can be...

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Together

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:33:02 +0000

Richard Sennett and Matthew Taylor discuss the rituals, pleasure and politics of co-operation.

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Employment patterns for the next generation. RSA Jobs Summit: Session 2

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:46:08 +0000

In the last 30-40 years, there have been major shifts in the nature of work, covering both the sorts of jobs we do (decline of manufacturing, rise of the service sector; decline of industrial jobs,...

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Incentivising job creation – Keeping Britain plc moving. RSA Jobs Summit: Session 3

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:35 +0000

The panel consider how to incentivise job creation, particularly in the private sector. Over the next 15-20 years, what are the business and the technologies that will generate new jobs and what...

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Where next for the UK labour market? - RSA Jobs Summit: Session 1

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:38:24 +0000

The panel explore the state of the current labour market and the key trends in that market. What could be done in a 0-3 year timeframe to help solve the worst problems, of which youth and long term...

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Religion for Atheists

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:46:39 +0000

Moving on from the stale and unproductive atheists vs. believers debate, renowned philosopher Alain de Botton argues for a more helpful and progressive alternative.

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Willpower: Self-control, decision fatigue, and energy

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:57:17 +0000

One of the world’s most esteemed psychologists, Roy F Baumeister visits the RSA to explain why willpower and self-control is one of the most important aspects of individual and societal wellbeing.

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The Optimism Bias

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:44:36 +0000

Acclaimed neuroscientist Tali Sharot visits the RSA to explain the biological bias of optimism, and its effect on our lives and societies.

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Green Philosophy

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:10:38 +0000

Writer and philosopher Roger Scruton argues that conservatism is far better suited to tackle environmental problems than either liberalism or socialism.

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:36:34 +0000

After 25 years’ service as a prison governor and inspector, John Podmore provides an insider’s account of what is wrong with Britain’s prison service, and offers practical solutions for a better...

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Women And Work: Having it all or doing it all?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:38:16 +0000

FT columnist Mrs Moneypenny distils a lifetime’s experience of running businesses and shaping careers into original, practical advice for working women.

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2011 - The Year in Rhetoric

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:39:59 +0000

Sam Leith and Philip Collins explore the art of rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama and round up the best and worst speeches of 2011.

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Out of the Ashes: Britain after the riots

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:46:53 +0000

David Lammy MP visits the RSA to discuss the causes and aftermath of this year’s riots, and to present a new way forward for Britain

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Fixing Britain

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:43:34 +0000

In the Inaugural LSBF HRH Prince Michael of Kent Business Lecture, Lord Digby Jones addresses the essential reform urgently needed for the UK’s competitiveness in the globalised 21st century economy.

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Art, Design and Bad Science?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:44:42 +0000

International electronic artist Daniel Brown explains the mathematical foundations of his work and explores with an expert panel, how schools can effectively combine the teaching of design, art and...

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The Power of Networks: Knowledge in an age of infinite interconnectedness

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:56:34 +0000

Manuel Lima, senior UX design lead at Microsoft Bing, explores the power of network visualisation to help navigate our complex modern world.

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Rational Intuition: Strategic thinking & gut instinct for successful leadership

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:27:02 +0000

“Academic magician” Professor Todd Landman reveals how successful people make their good decisions.

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The Predictability of Unpredictability

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:02:46 +0000

Renowned academic and author Nassim Nicholas Taleb discusses his groundbreaking ideas and their relevance to the current economic crisis, national policy making and other topics with Rohan Silva,...

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Doing Better Business: From transparency to profitability

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:35:03 +0000

Wendy Harrison, Dan Currell and Matthew Gwyther ask how can more companies embrace transparency, improve employee engagement and boost their bottom line?

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Advertising in society: what's the deal?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:22:47 +0000

Mark Lund, Patrick Barwise, Jon Alexander and Ed Mayo debate whether it’s time for advertising to strike a new deal with the society it serves.

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The Future of Money

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:33:44 +0000

Dave Birch argues that the financial crisis and technological innovation means it is time to rethink our approach to money.

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Creating Healthy Cities

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:01:55 +0000

Social entrepreneur Albina Ruiz explains how the introduction of sustainable waste management has improved health and living conditions for over 9 million people in South America and in India.

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RSA/LBC 97.3 Debate - A Tale of Two Cities: Are Londoners on the brink of an economic apartheid?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:06:20 +0000

Are Londoners really ‘in it together’? Edward Lister, Stephen Timms MP, and Simon Jenkins take part in a live RSA/LBC 97.3 panel debate on social and economic division in the capital.

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Child poverty: why social franchising is a giant step in the right direction

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:02:30 +0000

June O'Sullivan, CEO of the London Early Years Foundation, looks at how social franchising could offer a new way forward in tackling the challenges of child poverty.

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Angus Millar Lecture 2011 - Scientific Heresy

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:29:10 +0000

In this year's annual Angus Millar lecture held in Edinburgh Matt Ridley will explore the problem of how to decide when to question the scientific wisdom and when to accept it.

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The Brain is Wider than the Sky

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:23:28 +0000

Bryan Appleyard and Rod Liddle discuss how fast-moving technological forces are shaping our future and consider the shift from simple solutions to the “new complexity”.

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Architecture, Art and Wellbeing

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:48:19 +0000

Our expert panel chaired by Charles Jencks will explore design in healing environments and the wide reaching effects of creativity and culture in enhancing wellbeing and shaping healthcare policy.

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The Third Industrial Revolution

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:25:41 +0000

Acclaimed ‘social and ethical prophet’ Jeremy Rifkin explores how internet technology and renewable energy are merging to create a powerful ‘Third Industrial Revolution’.

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The Darwin Economy

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:40:42 +0000

Professor Robert Frank argues that in the next century Charles Darwin will unseat Adam Smith as the intellectual founder of economics.

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I'll Have What She's Having: Mapping social behaviour

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:57:10 +0000

Author Mark Earls explores how ideas, behaviour and culture spread through the simple means of doing what others do.

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Is there a better kind of efficiency?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:24:26 +0000

As public services come under ever greater spending pressures, John Seddon, Halima Khan and David Boyle explore new ways of approaching efficiency.

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Designing Connections: Medicine, life and art

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:33:44 +0000

Dr Ken Arnold he talks about contemporary interactions between the arts and sciences and how humanity's core concern with health, medicine and wellbeing can be explored within a cultural context.

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Professional Policing and Liberal Democracy

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:45:01 +0000

Professor Lawrence Sherman presents the case for a new civil society that can unify the police profession across all ranks, such as a College of Policing.

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The Better Angels of our Nature

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:16:28 +0000

Steven Pinker, one of the world's most exciting public thinkers, presents a radical re-assessment of human progress.

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E-Migration: Migrants in the digital age

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:56:53 +0100

With the old assumptions about immigration dissolving fast David Blunkett, Robert Winder, Sarfraz Manzoor and Dr Titi Banjoko debate how modern mobility is changing our attitudes to integration,...

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The Politics of Climate Change

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:45:39 +0100

Anthony Giddens introduces a range of new concepts and proposals, and examines in depth the connections between climate change and energy security.

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What is Madness?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:45:46 +0100

Psychoanalyst Darian Leader argues that we need a new account of what madness is, and new ways of treating it.

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British Pakistanis and Pakistan: 21st century citizenship and diasporas

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:48:32 +0100

Acclaimed journalist and author Anatol Lieven joins a distinguished panel to discuss the relationship between Britain, Pakistan, and the British Pakistani diaspora.

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The Power of the Sacred

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:25:33 +0100

Sociologists Jeffrey Alexander and Gordon Lynch explore the idea that modern society, from politics to the media, remains deeply influenced by a sense of “the sacred”.

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Scientific Thinking, the Universe, and the Modern World

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:11:30 +0100

One of the most highly regarded theoretical physicists in the world, Professor Lisa Randall visits the RSA to discuss the biggest scientific questions facing the modern world.

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Policy-Making Lessons from Sure Start

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:31:30 +0100

Naomi Eisenstadt, the first head of Sure Start, offers insights into the key debates around children’s services

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Re-imagining Business: The transition to the circular economy

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:49:30 +0100

Dame Ellen MacArthur and Stef Kranendijk, CEO of Desso explore the future of enlightened enterprise and the long-term path to profitability.

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The News International Scandal and the Rights of Journalism

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:57:29 +0100

John Lloyd, Bruce Page and Matthew Taylor debate the current crisis in UK news media and ask: is it time to re-assert journalism’s ethical and civic purpose?

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‘An Unbreakable Friendship’? Where next for Britain and Pakistan?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:38:29 +0100

Conservative Chairman Baroness Warsi discusses the intricate relationship between Britain and Pakistan in the first of a series of events with Samosa and City University.

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Humanity 2.0

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:14:22 +0100

Join Steve Fuller, Rachel Armstrong, China Mieville and Andy Miah as they ask: how will we ascribe status to human life in a ‘post-human’ world?

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RSA Fringe Event at Party Conference - Labour

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:13:37 +0100

The Rise of the Disaffected Citizen: What happens when mainstream politicians fail to deliver prosperity and economic security?

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RSA Fringe Event at Party Conference - Liberal Democrat

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:09:54 +0100

The Rise of the Disaffected Citizen: What happens when mainstream politicians fail to deliver prosperity and economic security?

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RSA Fringe Event at Party Conferene - Conservative

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:51:48 +0100

Partners Not Victims: Engaging the public in the reform of its services

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Value Based Social Change - Exploring new frontiers

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:36:49 +0100

Carl Poll visits the RSA to talk about how UK community development initiatives can learn from self-help institutions in India, which facilitate social change based on local participation, capacity...

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Why Do We Deceive Ourselves?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:18:34 +0100

One of the world’s most influential evolutionary theorists Robert Trivers asks: why do we lie to ourselves?

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Are Chronic Diseases Killing our Competitiveness?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:06:39 +0100

We bring together an expert panel to explore new findings from the Gallup/Healthways national Well-Being Index, looking at the economic consequences of chronic disease in the UK. Speakers include...

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Biomimicry in Architecture

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:19:43 +0100

Architect Michael Pawlyn shows how nature offers a sourcebook of extraordinary design solutions to equip us for the challenges of building a sustainable future.

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School Wars

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:59:01 +0100

Author and campaigner Melissa Benn argues the case for quality universal education as the embodiment of common citizenship and a common good.

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Dark Market: Cyber thieves, cyber cops and you

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:49:06 +0100

Acclaimed author and historian Misha Glenny explores the three fundamental threats facing us in the 21st century: cyber crime, cyber warfare, and cyber industrial espionage.

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Start it Up: Creating a successful enterprise

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:11:28 +0100

Serial entrepreneur and RSA chairman Luke Johnson visits the RSA to share some key tips on the creation of successful, inspiring and ingenious enterprises.

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10 Years After

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:49:29 +0100

In the third event in our "10 Years After" series with Penguin John Gray, Lisa Appignanesi, Mehdi Hasan and Sarfraz Manzoor reflect on the impact and legacy of the cataclysmic events of 9/11

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After the Riots

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:48:36 +0100

Writer and commentator Owen Jones looks back at the August riots. With rising levels of inequality and a bleak future ahead for the young, is there greater unrest to come?

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The Price of Altruism

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:12:44 +0100

Academic and author Oren Harman reveals the extraordinary discoveries of George Price – the eccentric genius who strove to understand evolution’s greatest riddle: altruism.

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Pathways to and from Radicalisation

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:38:43 +0100

In the second event in our "10 Years After" series with Penguin, Quilliam founder Ed Husain and anthropologist Scott Atran explore new insights into the pathways to and from extremism.

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The 911 Wars

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:40:58 +0100

In the first event in our "10 Years After" series with Penguin, award-winning Observer reporter Jason Burke gives his first-hand account of the conflicts that erupted in the wake of 9/11.

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webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:13:59 +0100

Renowned social psychologist Timothy Wilson visits the RSA to propose a radical new view of the world, and human psychology.

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We-First Capitalism

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:59:45 +0100

Social brand specialist Simon Mainwaring explores how brands and consumers can use social media to build a better world.

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Have the elites failed? Lessons from the Arab spring for Israel and Palestine

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:01:28 +0100

An expert panel debates whether the best hope for peace in the Middle East lies with the grassroots rather than political elites.Bringing together voices from the ground with foreign policy experts,...

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It Happened on the Way to War

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:58:08 +0100

Rye Barcott, former US marine and pioneer of the participatory development movement, explores how to unlock the potential of even the most deprived communities and spark change from within.

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Can the Government be trusted to reform the NHS?

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:00:13 +0100

Shadow Health Secretary John Healey MP, Chair of the Health Select Committee Stephen Dorrell MP, Dr Evan Harris and Jennifer Dixon debate whether the NHS needs to be reformed and, if so, are the...

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The Mad Men We Love to Hate: Our changing relationship with advertising

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:40:43 +0100

In the first of two debates with the Advertising Association we explore our changing relationship with advertising. Expert panel: Nicola Mendelsohn, president, IPA, Lord Watson, chairman, Havas Media...

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Flourish

webmaster@rsa.org.uk (RSA) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:28:22 +0100

One of the world’s most influential psychologists Martin Seligman calls for a reinvention of governance and education, and a revolution in our personal lives.

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