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Edible economics

27 Oct 2022

Celebrated economist Ha-Joon Chang argues that our economic diet is as unhealthy and bland as eighties cuisine, and needs an injection of new thinking and diverse flavour to better nourish society.

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Three centuries of the RSA

12 Jul 2022

What can the RSA’s history tell us about what it takes to make change happen? Join us to celebrate ‘Arts and Minds’, the acclaimed new official history of the RSA, with author, Anton Howes.

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Can we be free in the age of the internet?

23 Jun 2022

How can we protect our right to think freely against the vast influence of the internet? Human rights lawyer Susie Alegre explores the long history and current state of the struggle to set our minds free.

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How we rebuild in the wake of disaster

28 Apr 2022

How do we heal when the worst happens? Disaster response expert Lucy Easthope joins former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to share stories of human resilience and compassion in the face of catastrophe.

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Artificial intelligence: the creative edge

19 May 2023 Alex Soulsby

How should schools respond to AI? Alex Soulsby calls for a greater focus on the arts to help students develop their creativity, critical thinking, adaptability and emotional intelligence.

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Last word: brand

26 Sep 2022 Sairah Ashman

What lies beneath the surface in a world awash with logos?

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The generations game

13 Jun 2022 Bobby Duffy

The stereotypes that limit us when we think about age groups.

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Collaboration

16 Mar 2022 Daliso Chaponda

When two big egos collide, does it make a sound?