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Public talks

Adrian Woolfson: on the future of species

17 Feb 2026 RSA House and online via YouTube
Geneticist Adrian Woolfson and physicist Helen Czerski explore AI, synthetic biology, and the ethical and ecological choices shaping programmable life.
Public talks

The shape of 2026

29 Jan 2026 Great Room, RSA House
Discover how education, culture and public attitudes are shaping Britain in 2026. Join experts at RSA House for insights on identity, AI learning and civic debate.
Public talks

Disinformation and democracy

26 Feb 2026 RSA House and online via YouTube
Join Eliot Higgins, Carole Cadwalladr and Media Revolution at RSA House for a timely discussion on disinformation, deepfakes, AI propaganda, and the future of democracy.
Public talks

The Observer on AI

05 Feb 2026 RSA House and online via YouTube
Join The Observer’s data scientists and editor-in-chief James Harding for insights from the Global AI Index, exploring rankings, trends, and the global AI race.
Blog

Help map AI’s impact on work 

14 Jan 2026 Tom Stratton
The RSA is launching a project to track how AI is reshaping jobs and skills across the UK – and we need Fellows’ insight to paint the full picture. 
Fellowship events

AI and the Planet: The True Costs of AI

21 Jan 2026 Online via Zoom
Explore the relationship between AI and environment in our webinar series. Discover the costs and responsible stewardship of AI.
In Conversation

In conversation with Greg Jackson

10 Dec 2025 Lucy Siegle
For Greg Jackson, Founder and CEO of Octopus, the energy transition feels so close he can almost touch it. The iconoclast entrepreneur invited the RSA into Octopus HQ in central London for an interview with writer and broadcaster Lucy Siegle. Their conversation spanned the power of electrification, UK energy chaos, why populists have a point on bills, and how to deal with oil executives planning for Armageddon.
Feature

Creating tomorrow

10 Dec 2025 Nicholas Wroe
From memorial sculptures to planting schemes to ‘impossible’ structures, Nichola Wroe speaks to the seven newly appointed Royal Designers for Industry, each set to bring a unique perspective to the prestigious title.
Feature

Future Tense: Why we struggle to think about the future

10 Dec 2025 Nick Foster, RDI
Drawing on decades of work in technology and design, Nick Foster, RDI, FRSA identifies four common modes of futurist thinking – Could, Should, Might and Don’t – each with strengths and pitfalls.
Fellowship events

AI Basics: Thrills or Chills?

16 Dec 2025 Online via Zoom
Join us for a participatory workshop about the AI revolution, and what it could mean for all of us, socially and politically. No technical knowledge needed for this inclusive discussion.