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David Graeber on the Meaning of Work and the Rebellion of the Caring Classes 5 min
David Graeber on the Meaning of Work and the Rebellion of the Caring Classes
5 min · Does the world really need neuroadvertisers, PR researchers and branding consultants? Renowned academic and coiner of the ‘we are the 99%’ slogan, David Graeber was a passionate advocate...
The great debt debate | RSA Replay 58 min
The great debt debate | RSA Replay
58 min · r versus g? Or a Debt Jubilee?
People and Planet: Speech only. 22 min
People and Planet: Speech only.
22 min · Broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough presents the 2011 RSA President's Lecture. The dangers facing the earth's ecosystems are well known and the subject of great concern at...
Raoul Martinez on The Myth of Responsibility 5 min
Raoul Martinez on The Myth of Responsibility
5 min · Are we wholly responsible for our actions? We don’t choose our brains, our genetic inheritance, our circumstances, our milieu – so how much control do we really have over our lives?...
David Graeber: We Need a Revolution in the Way We Think about "Work" 4 min
David Graeber: We Need a Revolution in the Way We Think about "Work"
4 min · Does the world really need neuroadvertisers, PR researchers and branding consultants? Renowned academic and coiner of the ‘we are the 99%’ slogan, David Graeber is a passionate advocate...
What Is Universal Basic Income? 2 min
What Is Universal Basic Income?
2 min · What is Universal Basic Income? Everyone’s talking about a ‘citizen’s income’ or ‘basic income’, but what on earth is it?! It sounds like a Utopian dream, but support for a flat...
RSA ANIMATE: Economics Is for Everyone! 12 min
RSA ANIMATE: Economics Is for Everyone!
12 min · ‘Economics is for everyone’, argues legendary economist Ha-Joon Chang in our latest mind-blowing RSA Animate. This is the video economists don’t want you to see! Chang explains why every...
Above All, Be Kind 2 min
Above All, Be Kind
2 min · The remarkable mind that brought you QI, Blackadder and Spitting Image asks one of the world’s simplest but most significant questions – what do we really need to know? What should we...
Crises of Capitalism 11 min
Crises of Capitalism
11 min · In this RSA Animate, celebrated academic David Harvey looks beyond capitalism towards a new social order. Can we find a more responsible, just, and humane economic system? Watch the full...
Why You'll Be Happier When You Give Up The Blame Game 3 min
Why You'll Be Happier When You Give Up The Blame Game
3 min · You are probably a bit of a blamer - most of us are. But why should we give it up? In this witty RSA Short, inspirational thinker Brené Brown considers why we blame others, how it...
Anyone Can Change the World 2 min
Anyone Can Change the World
2 min · What if you really could change the world? Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize winner, firmly believes that each and every one of us can and should contribute to creating a better world. In...
A World Beyond Markets: How Will The 'Collaborative Commons' Transform Our Lives? 23 min
A World Beyond Markets: How Will The 'Collaborative Commons' Transform Our Lives?
23 min · Jeremy Rifkin, one of the world's most popular public thinkers and political advisors, argues that capitalism will no longer be the dominant paradigm in the second half of the 21st century.
Growth is Not Enough 3 min
Growth is Not Enough
3 min · Our politicians are hung up on keeping the growth curve rising. But does GDP really tell us all we need to know about a country's wealth and well-being? In this new RSA Short, Kate...
The Difference Between Empathy and Sympathy 3 min
The Difference Between Empathy and Sympathy
3 min · What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we...
Join the Empathy Revolution! 10 min
Join the Empathy Revolution!
10 min · Introspection is out, and outrospection is in. Philosopher and author Roman Krznaric explains how we can help drive social change by stepping outside ourselves.
"Eating Animals": Jonathan Safran Foer 17 min
"Eating Animals": Jonathan Safran Foer
17 min · Award-winning novelist Jonathan Safran Foer challenges us to face some uncomfortable facts about our eating habits, and probes some of our fundamental instincts about right and wrong.
Changing Education Paradigms | Sir Ken Robinson 12 min
Changing Education Paradigms | Sir Ken Robinson
12 min · This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award.
Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us 11 min
Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us
11 min · This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.
The Big Idea of the 21st Century: The Empathic Civilization 51 min
The Big Idea of the 21st Century: The Empathic Civilization
51 min · Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our...
The Empathic Civilization (Animated) 11 min
The Empathic Civilization (Animated)
11 min · "The Empathic Civilization" is one of the biggest ideas of the 21st century. The arrival of this era will be monumental. Jeremy Rifkin explains.
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