RSA Events

What we can learn from those who thrive beyond retirement? Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin offers the latest scientific insights into the power of the evolving human brain. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Monday 24th February 2020. Discover more about this event: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/02/how-to-live-better-and-age-well

How do people come to be radicalised online? Counter-extremism expert Julia Ebner exposes the inner workings of some of the most dangerous groups on the internet. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 20th February 2020. Discover more about this event: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/02/how-extremism-spreads

Can we redesign the working week to improve worker productivity and wellbeing? With author and futurist Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 13th February 2020. Discover more about this event here:https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/02/work-less-and-get-things-done

Is digitised social media destroying democracy? With Archon Fung, Professor of Citizenship at the Harvard Kennedy School. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Monday 10th February 2020. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/02/democracy-and-the-digital-public-sphere

Science writer Ziya Tong explores the blind spots and illusions that warp our sense of reality, and lays out a new way of understanding the world that can equip us to face our biggest challenges. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 6th February 2020. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/02/how-to-burst-the-reality-bubble

Happiness pioneer Richard Layard issues a call to action to citizens, governments and policymakers to adopt a new model of social organisation. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 30th January 2020. Discover more about this event here: https://soundcloud.com/the_rsa/a-new-roadmap-for-eco-politics

Jonathan Bartley, co-Leader of the Green Party in England & Wales and Franziska Brantner, Alliance 90/The Greens MP discuss routes to placing climate change and sustainability front and centre of European political debate. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 23rd January 2020. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/01/a-new-roadmap-for-eco-politics

Despite working longer hours, the UK produces less in five days than workers in Germany produce in four. Why does the UK perform so poorly on productivity? Andy Haldane, Tera Allas, Kate Bell, Sarah Davidson and Matthew Taylor look at how good work improves productivity – as well as health and happiness. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 16th January 2020. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/can-good-work-solve-our-productivity-puzzle

What will our lives be like when there are fewer jobs to go around? Economist Daniel Susskind envisages a world of work drastically changed by automation, and explores how to find meaning in lives less defined by work. Daniel is joined by Alan Lockey, Head of the Future Work Centre at the RSA. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 16th January 2020. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/how-to-thrive-in-a-world-without-work

How do we rebuild our international stature, form value-based alliances, and ensure a meaningful and active role for the UK on the global stage after the 31 January? Lisa Nandy, MP for Wigan and candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party, visits the RSA to explore the future role for the UK in the post-Brexit international landscape. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Wednesday 15th January 2020. Discover more about this event here: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/01/Britains-Place-in-a-Post-Brexit-World