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Cosmic communities

Samantha Tauber is a storyteller, musician, technologist and futurist who has created a virtual alter ego, VNCCII, that she embodies both digitally and in stage performances. The VNCCII project aims to deliver messages about creative leadership and the importance of building a harmonious global community. From space industry communities to those within the Metaverse, Tauber asks us to work together to create a positive future.

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RSA Journal Issue 4 2024: Courageous communities

Read examples of ‘courageous communities’, from Lord John Bird’s experience of poverty and homelessness to Samantha Tauber’s attempt to build a better Earth from space.

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Features

COMMENT

The courage to change our minds

Change should be rooted in lived experience rather than the ‘warm bath of like-minded views’, argues the RSA’s CEO. RSA Journal issue 4 2024 discusses examples of ‘courageous communities’, from Lord John Bird’s experience of poverty and homelessness to Samantha Tauber’s attempt to build a better Earth from space.

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RSA NEXTGEN

RSA NextGen: ZeZe Sohawon

In our regular series of interviews with young Fellows, we speak with Zaynab ‘ZeZe’ Sohawon, a youth mental health advocate, about her ambitions, passions and inspirations.

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FEATURE

Wikimedia: people-powered

In an age where knowledge is everything, Wikimedia’s behind-the-scenes communities are keeping the lights on and ensuring the truth is told.

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RSArchive

RSArchive: liquid legacy

6 Dec 2024 Jerry Lockspeiser, FRSA
RSA House first opened its doors in 1774. Since then the site has seen carousing, consciousness-raising and confidence deserting some of history’s most renowned orators. Today it remains a source of inspiration and refreshment.
In Conversation

In conversation with Lord John Bird

6 Dec 2024 Andy Haldane
Lord John Bird, founder of The Big Issue, artist, novelist, raconteur and social entrepreneur, talks with RSA Chief Executive Andy Haldane about his journey from privation to peerage – and what it will take to end poverty once and for all.
Feature

Ideas Foundation: eyes wide open

6 Dec 2024 Heather MacRae
The Ideas Foundation provides opportunities for students in less advantaged schools across the UK to build creative and cultural capital through workshops and excursions. Their mission? To nourish a new creative generation.
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Fellowship

Meteoric rise as space group becomes a network

The RSA Space Interest Group began as a community of Fellows who gathered informally to discuss the world of space and the space industry. Following its inception, the group saw rapid growth on Circle, quickly becoming the fourth most popular conversation spot on the platform.

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AI pioneer wins share of Nobel Chemistry Prize

RSA Fellow and Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) Sir Demis Hassabis has been awarded a part share in this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on protein structure prediction using artificial intelligence.

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New Fellows

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RSArchive

RSArchive

RSArchive: liquid legacy

6 Dec 2024 Jerry Lockspeiser, FRSA
RSA House first opened its doors in 1774. Since then the site has seen carousing, consciousness-raising and confidence deserting some of history’s most renowned orators. Today it remains a source of inspiration and refreshment.
RSArchive

RSArchive: 250 years of RSA House

18 Sep 2024
RSA House first opened its doors in 1774. Since then the site has seen carousing, consciousness-raising and confidence deserting some of history’s most renowned orators. Today it remains a source of inspiration and refreshment.
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Books

What our Fellows and staff are reading

Last Word: gift

Vicki Thomas, designer and FRSA, explores the meaning behind gifts and their unique ability to create a sense of belonging, show feeling and build community.

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Courage to change our minds

RSA Journal issue 4 2024 discusses examples of ‘courageous communities’, from Lord John Bird’s experience of poverty and homelessness to Samantha Tauber’s attempt to build a better Earth from space.

Cover of RSA Journal Issue 2 2023. It features three illustrated women in futuristic space suits with an outer space background and an orbiting satellite. The headline reads: "Meet VC2040: the scientist superheroes fighting for our future.

Combating the climate crisis

Climate change is the single most pressing existential crisis of our time, with its impact threatening all living things through flooding, food and water scarcity, extreme heat and wildfires, disease and economic insecurity.

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