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RSA Animate – The Divided Brain

Renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains how our ‘divided brain’ has profoundly altered human behaviour, culture and society.

Can we teach moral reasoning?

Emma Worley asks whether lessons in morality can be considered within the curriculum review

RSA Animate – Choice

Fusing sociology, psychoanalysis and philosophy, Professor Renata Salecl shows that individual choice is rarely based on a simple rational decision with a predictable outcome.

RSA Animate – Language as a Window into Human Nature

In this RSA Animate, Steven Pinker shows us how the mind turns the finite building blocks of language into infinite meanings

Darwin, Morality and Human Behaviour

Clem Henricson FRSA examines the question of what part morality plays in our evolution.

Universities of Tolerance

UK’s universities are uniquely placed to increase tolerance in an interconnected world, writes Richard Brown FRSA

Beyond the birth rate

Kamaljeet Gill re-evaluates the perceived objectivity of migrant birth rates to call for renewed debate on racial equality.

RSA Animate – First as Tragedy, Then as Farce

In this short RSA Animate, renowned philosopher Slavoj Zizek investigates the surprising ethical implications of charitable giving. View the original lecture on RSA Vision. Download a transcript of this video (pdf)

RSA Animate – Smile or Die

Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking. This animation is inspired by her lecture at the RSA.

Creative Milieux

As the next great wave of capitalist economic development takes hold, cities will once again be great centres of wealth creation, technological advances and artistic innovation, says John Montgomery FRSA