In recent months, the Black Lives Matter movement has heightened public consciousness of the extent to which racial injustice is embedded in all aspects of our society. As a new term begins, many teachers will be returning to the classroom with a renewed commitment to practising active anti-racism in their school community. But what does it take to make that commitment real? From behaviour to curriculum, what needs to be challenged, confronted, re-created? What tools and resources are available?...
Sep 11, 2020•58 min•Ep. 351
To read 'The Reflexive Age' in full, click here This conversation was broadcast online on the 30th July 2020. Discover more here.
Aug 06, 2020•44 min•Ep. 350
Impact investment pioneer Sir Ronald Cohen argues that social justice must dictate the economic response to the crisis now facing countries the world over. Capitalism is being challenged as never before - it can be radically reshaped. This conversation was broadcast online on the 23rd July 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jul 23, 2020•50 min•Ep. 349
Women’s economic subordination is a global problem that affects us all. Gender equality, often treated as an afterthought or a luxury only wealthy countries can afford, is essential for stabilising and strengthening our economies, bettering our societies, and liberating women across the world. Economist Linda Scott examines the growing body of evidence that we all do better when women do better. This conversation was broadcast online on the 14th July 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events...
Jul 23, 2020•28 min•Ep. 348
As movements for change sweep across the globe, two of the UK’s most admired public thinkers, Mary Beard and David Olusoga, reflect on the enduring and evolving dialogue between past and present, and the duty we owe to the legacies we inherit. This conversation was broadcast online on the 21st July 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jul 22, 2020•45 min•Ep. 347
From climate crisis to the next pandemic, the existential threat of short-termism is now all too clear. Drawing on ideas and movements from around the world, public philosopher Roman Krznaric shows how a shift to long-term thinking can help us create more just, secure and sustainable societies - and set us on a path to becoming the good ancestors that future generations deserve. This conversation was broadcast online on the 16th July 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-f...
Jul 17, 2020•41 min•Ep. 346
What are the alliances, practices, tools and behaviours that will best support a united health and care system in the move towards long term change? Can we create a model of public service that is agile and resilient, able to cope with crisis and meet the needs and expectations of today’s citizens? This conversation was broadcast online on the 9th July 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jul 13, 2020•44 min•Ep. 345
The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the extent to which schools have been plugging gaps in the care of vulnerable children. Can we develop a new vision and shared responsibility for young people’s education, health and wellbeing - one that places schools at the heart of a much wider community network of support? This conversation was broadcast online on the 30th June 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jul 10, 2020•45 min•Ep. 344
Nigel Topping is the UK’s High-Level Climate Action Champion for the pivotal COP26 climate talks. The Covid-19 crisis may have postponed the summit by a year, but we can now seize the opportunity to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy, he argues - if we get the recovery measures right. This conversation was broadcast online on the 3rd July 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jul 05, 2020•31 min•Ep. 343
Injustice and inequality are holding us back from becoming the best society we can be, and we need to make change together, on every level. CEO of New America Anne-Marie Slaughter explores how we can enact values that make us proud. This conversation was broadcast online on the 2nd July 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jul 03, 2020•33 min•Ep. 342
Can we design recovery measures to address deep-seated issues of economic inequality and insecurity? Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Anneliese Dodds MP and the FT’s Martin Sandbu share policy ideas to improve job quality and increase prosperity for people and places in every part of the UK. This conversation was broadcast online on the 1st July 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jul 02, 2020•48 min•Ep. 341
As Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham is working to shape the future of the city region, designing services and implementing policies with a central goal of improving people’s health. Leading a transition from crisis to recovery, he describes how devolved and integrated approaches are critical in supporting agility and resilience in health, care and local services. This conversation was broadcast online on the 25th June 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future...
Jun 27, 2020•31 min•Ep. 340
Ted Howard is co-founder and president of the Democracy Collaborative, and pioneer of the community wealth-building movement. In conversation with the RSA’s Anthony Painter, he shares his vision for a post-pandemic social and economic reconstruction rooted in community transformation. This conversation was broadcast online on the 18th June 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jun 19, 2020•44 min•Ep. 339
The global pandemic crisis has intensified the need for new thinking to address labour market trends such as automation, employment precarity and economic insecurity. Alan Lockey is joined in conversation by future work experts Carl Frey and Laetitia Vitaud to discuss how we make sure the post-pandemic future is one where good work is enjoyed by all. This conversation was broadcast online on the 11th June 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jun 18, 2020•33 min•Ep. 338
Governments and states start to look and behave differently in times of crisis. Political theorist John Keane reflects on what our current challenges may reveal about the nature of an anti-democratic trend he observes taking hold across the world, and what it will take to uphold and strengthen the ideals and practices of power-sharing democracy. This conversation was broadcast online on the 4th June 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jun 10, 2020•36 min•Ep. 337
Adair Turner, Chairman of the Energy Transitions Commission, explores the policy choices facing governments as we move from crisis response measures to longer-term economic recovery planning. What steps can we take now to build a better economy – one that enhances the health of people and ecosystems? This conversation was broadcast online on the 21st May 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jun 10, 2020•35 min•Ep. 336
New polling shows that a substantial majority of the public now want government to focus on improving health and wellbeing over economic growth. Dr Katherine Trebeck of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance joins Jamie Cooke, Head of RSA Scotland, to discuss the new policy ideas that could bring about that change. This conversation was broadcast online on the 14th May 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jun 10, 2020•37 min•Ep. 335
Before the pandemic outbreak, we had been living through a period of increasing polarisation. But now that Covid-19 crisis is revealing the full extent of our shared vulnerability and common humanity, is there an opportunity for us to come together to heal some of those divides? Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist who studies how our moral and political intuitions are formed. This conversation was broadcast online on the 5th May 2020. Discover more at: https://www.thersa.org/events/bridges-t...
Jun 10, 2020•33 min•Ep. 334
Leading economist Mariana Mazzucato explores the potential for new structures, strategies and alliances to lay the foundations for an inclusive and sustainable post-crisis economy. This conversation was broadcast online on the 7th May 2020. Discover more at: https://www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Jun 05, 2020•33 min•Ep. 333
The flaws in our social and economic system are proving fatal to some parts of the population. Renowned economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton examine why the patterns of progress we had come to take for granted – longer life expectancy, rising wages – no longer hold true, and the effects on the people whom capitalism has failed. They explore how the Covid-19 crisis has exposed and exacerbated the forces threatening health, equality, and welfare, and offer a hopeful account of how society can be ...
May 15, 2020•34 min•Ep. 332
Leading sustainability expert Sandrine Dixson-Declève calls on international leaders to ensure that economic recovery plans are targeted to restoring the balance between people and nature for future wellbeing and resilience. This conversation was broadcast online on the 30th April 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
May 01, 2020•36 min•Ep. 331
The current crisis shows that uncertainty is now an ineradicable fact of life. CEO and entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan has closely studied the organisations that adapt most successfully to change, and has found that, in complex environments, an over-reliance on ‘efficiency’ is a hazard, not a help. We should be focusing less on technology, she argues, and investing more in people. It’s by cultivating and harnessing human skills – creativity, empathy, curiosity – that we’re best prepared to meet ...
Apr 23, 2020•35 min•Ep. 330
Nicholas Christakis is a physician, sociologist and network scientist at Yale University, who studies human nature and the organisation of societies. In conversation with Matthew Taylor, he discusses how to co-ordinate an efficient public health response to Covid-19; and how to treat those affected with dignity and compassion. The key to an effective response, he argues, is to be found in our innate social natures - our impulses towards cooperation, learning and goodness. This conversation was b...
Apr 16, 2020•32 min•Ep. 329
Eric Klinenberg, professor of social science at New York University, argues that policies that promote social solidarity and invest in social infrastructure are critical to effective crisis response, and to building a better world beyond immediate emergency. This conversation was broadcast online on the 14th April 2020. Discover more at: https://www.thersa.org/events/bridges-to-the-future
Apr 15, 2020•33 min•Ep. 328
Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford, joins us to reflect on how the current state of globalisation has left us vulnerable to systemic risks such as pandemics, and how these could be mitigated through international cooperation. This conversation was recorded online on the 1st April 2020. Discover more at: www.thersa.org
Apr 14, 2020•29 min•Ep. 327
Writer Helen Lewis offers a fresh perspective on the battle for equality, by reclaiming the history of feminism as a history of difficult women. This conversation was recorded online on the 18th March 2020. Discover more at: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/03/how-to-change-the-world
Mar 27, 2020•34 min•Ep. 326
Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, recounts her experience of being part of the team that launched, rescued and repaired the Hubble Telescope. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Tuesday 3rd March 2020. Discover more about this event: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/03/an-astronauts-story-of-invention
Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 325
Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac, two of the leading UN figures behind the landmark Paris Agreement, urge us to confront the climate crisis head on, with determination and optimism. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Monday 2nd March 2020. Discover more about this event: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/03/the-future-we-choose
Mar 03, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 324
What we can learn from those who thrive beyond retirement? Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin offers the latest scientific insights into the power of the evolving human brain. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Monday 24th February 2020. Discover more about this event: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/02/how-to-live-better-and-age-well
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 323
How do people come to be radicalised online? Counter-extremism expert Julia Ebner exposes the inner workings of some of the most dangerous groups on the internet. This event was recorded live at the RSA on Thursday 20th February 2020. Discover more about this event: https://www.thersa.org/events/2020/02/how-extremism-spreads
Feb 21, 2020•56 min•Ep. 322
