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Save the the planet, eat the world

From deforestation detection to disaster response, AI applications developed by Big Tech show promise — but at what cost to our environment, asks Karina Montoya.
18 Sep 2024 Karina Montoya
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A century of innovation

From its ‘Industrial Designs’ competition in 1924 to the Student Design Awards of 2024, the RSA has long celebrated innovative solutions to social and environmental challenges. Now enter RSA Spark.
18 Sep 2024 Joanna Choukeir
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Counting breaths

Environmental artist Andrea Polli creates artwork that gives stunning form to the air we breathe, the sounds we hear and the air that surrounds us all.
18 Sep 2024 Andrea Polli
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Educators as curators in the age of AI

With artificial intelligence able to support individualised learning, educators should act as curators of knowledge – cultivating creativity, critical thinking and other competencies to help foster deeper and more meaningful connections with each student.
2 Sep 2024 Alex Soulsby
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AI: a transformative force in maternal healthcare

Artificial intelligence and robotics have huge potential to reduce maternal death rates and improve antenatal, neonatal and postnatal care for all mothers, and particularly those from low-income communities.
3 Jul 2024 Afifa Waheed
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Democracy in the age of AI

Taiwan’s first Digital Minister, Audrey Tang, highlights the country’s approach to developing safe, sustainable and citizen-led AI as a model to revitalise global democracy.
25 Jun 2024 Audrey Tang
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50 Famous Fellows

RSA Fellows include globally renowned and historically significant individuals across all industries. Here, we cast a spotlight on just 50 of them, ranging from lions of the Enlightenment to contemporary campaigners for justice.
15 Mar 2024 Dan Matthews
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A world without the RSA

The Society celebrates its 270th birthday on 22 March. But what if it had never been born?
14 Mar 2024 Anton Howes
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Blog

Nine famous female Fellows inspiring inclusion

International Women’s Day 2024 invites us to imagine a world where all genders enjoy equality. Where prejudice and discrimination no longer exist. This is the world our work is helping deliver to this and future generations.
8 Mar 2024 Dean Samways
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Anoushka Sinha: Featured Fellow Q&A

Anoushka Sinha is the visionary founder of the Anupam Foundation, a youth-led organisation addressing gender equity, accessible education, and climate change. Read our Featured Fellow Q&A with Anoushka here.
13 Dec 2023 Gamini Sethi
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