The RSA (videos of July 2017)

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3:38 5 Minute Life Lessons with Vanessa Van Edwards Watch this backstage interview with Vanessa Van Edwards, behavioural investigator and author of 'Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People'.
These bite-sized interviews offer backstage acce...
7:01 POST TRUTH with Matthew d'Ancona ‘Post-truth’ was the Oxford Dictionary word of the year 2016 – but what does it mean, and how can we champion truth in a world of lies and ‘alternative facts’? Renowned journalist Matthew d’Ancona ...
6:51 How Change Happens with Duncan Green The world is full of wannabe 'change agents'; a mix of campaigners, lobbyists, organisations and officials - all determined to transform the world. But how can we effect REAL change in the world? ...
9:54 Machine, Platform, Crowd with Erik Brynjolfsson How do we build a future that doesn’t leave humans behind? Erik Brynjolfsson, co-author of Machine, Platform, Crowd argues that ‘deep learning’ technologies can do much more than routine work. So h...
56:36 Everybody Lies | Seth Stephens-Davidowitz | RSA Replay Harvard-trained economist and former Google data scientist, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz’s analysis of our digital footprint reveals that much of what we think we know about ourselves is simply wrong. ...
41:49 Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices | Theresa May | RSA Replay Is it too ambitious to hope that the UK could aim for all work to be ‘good work’? The Prime Minister commissioned a Review of Modern Employment Practices in October 2016. Chaired by Matthew Taylor,...
1:00:54 Making Matters | Daniel Charny | RSA Replay To celebrate the long history of collaboration between the RSA and the Comino Foundation, a distinguished panel of designers, makers and educationalists gather to explore the power of making, and t...
6:55 The Function of Reason with Hugo Mercier Many of us believe our capacity to reason helps us to acquire knowledge and make better decisions - but what if it has an entirely different purpose? Hugo Mercier explains that the essential functi...
58:34 Justice for All? | The Rt Hon David Lammy MP | RSA Replay The Rt Hon David Lammy MP’s pioneering review of racial disparity in the criminal justice system is exposing levels of potential bias that are cause for serious concerns. Having illustrated the hug...