How a changing climate changes our minds, brains and bodies - RSA Public Talks - RSA

How a changing climate changes our minds, brains and bodies

Public talks

 -  | BST British Summer Time

RSA House and Online

  • Environment
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Social innovation

How deeply felt and embodied is our connection to the wellbeing of the planet?

Neuroscientist and environmental journalist Clayton Aldern has travelled the world to meet scientists and doctors working at the intersections of environmental science, psychology and neuroscience to synthesize a new, interdisciplinary approach to a novel field — the neuroscience of climate change.

His new book The Weight of Nature is an impassioned work of research and storytelling, documenting the emotional and physical toll of a warming climate on our minds, brains and bodies.

In the book, he explores how our beliefs, language, communities, family ties, cultural narratives, imagery and soundscapes are all being warped by the repeated shocks and stresses of climate change, reshaping our very humanity, and contributing to a growing public health crisis that has gone largely unreported.

Watch Clayton Aldern give his public talk at the RSA as he argues that it is only by living in fuller intimacy with our planet that we will apply the compassion, resilience and courage to act to save it.

Join another RSA Public Talk

  • Black History Month: celebrating innovators

    Public talks

    RSA House and Online

    Join the RSA and The Africa Centre to celebrate African changemakers reshaping global culture and explore how institutions can amplify their social impact.

  • Good nature

    Public talks

    RSA House and Online

    Join us at RSA House or online to explore how nature's sights, scents, and touches can boost physical health with groundbreaking insights from Professor Kathy Willis CBE.

  • Women in industry and innovation

    Public talks

    RSA House and online

    Join our expert panel at RSA House and online to explore the extraordinary life of Dame Caroline Haslett and her inspirational legacy trailblazing a path for women in innovation and industry.

Hear more from leading social innovators

Public talks

We offer free access to the world's most influential changemakers. Join a public talk and engage in conversations to help shape our future.

Subscribe to the RSA events newsletter

For information about how we handle your data, please read our privacy policy.