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Social brain

The psychology behind successful groups

RSA Event / Video / Online

09 Mar 2023

Online via YouTube

Leading experts from the worlds of evolutionary psychology and business management, Tracey Camilleri, Samantha Rockey and Robin Dunbar talk through the concept of ‘the social brain’ and what it can teach us about how human groups function.
Completing the Darwinian Revolution

RSA Event

20 Jun 2019

Durham Street Auditorium, RSA House

One of the world’s leading evolutionary thinkers David Sloan Wilson offers a bold new approach to solving the problems of our age.
What Makes Us Human?

RSA Event

26 Nov 2018

Great Room, RSA House

Award-winning comedian and broadcaster Robin Ince unites comedy and science in this hilarious, informative and touching exploration of the human condition.
How to Think Like an Anthropologist

RSA Event

02 Nov 2017

Durham Street Auditorium, RSA House

Matthew Engelke argues that anthropology is essential to understanding the world today, and our most urgent debates around identity, cultural values and power.
Why Humans Hurt Each Other

RSA Event

29 Jun 2017

Durham Street Auditorium, RSA House

Eminent human rights barrister Dexter Dias QC investigates the frontiers of human behaviour and asks ‘can we be better?’
A New Theory of Human Understanding

RSA Event

01 Jun 2017

Durham Street Auditorium, RSA House

Cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier presents the radical theory of human reason that has everyone talking.
Why We Never Think Alone

RSA Event

28 Mar 2017

Durham Street Auditorium, RSA House

Acclaimed cognitive scientist Steven Sloman explains how our individual ignorance can be trumped by our collective wisdom.
Luck and the Myth of Meritocracy

RSA Event

08 Dec 2016

Durham Street Auditorium, RSA House

Economist Robert Frank shows how a more accurate understanding of the role of chance in our lives can lead to better, fairer economies and societies.
What is Consciousness Good For?

RSA Event

14 Jul 2016

Durham Street Auditorium, RSA House

Nicholas Shea and Barry Smith present a new research project bringing together philosophy, psychology and neuroscience to explore the purpose of consciousness.
A World Without Ageism

RSA Event

30 Jun 2016

Durham Street Auditorium, RSA House

Author and activist Ashton Applewhite examines the myths and prejudice around ageing and makes a call for an “all-age-friendly” world.