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11 Jul 2023
To mark the launch of a new RSA /Pears #iwill Fund report, a panel of educators reflect on the challenges, opportunities and benefits of engaging in active citizenship alongside their pupils.
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09 Mar 2023
Leading experts from the worlds of evolutionary psychology and business management, Tracey Camilleri, Samantha Rockey and Robin Dunbar talk through the concept of ‘the social brain’ and what it can teach us about how human groups function.
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14 Aug 2017
Dexter Dias QC has identified ten ‘types’ of human behaviour; ten deeply ingrained evolutionary drives, which provide tools for decoding the best and worst that humans do.
03 Jul 2017
Cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier and his colleague Dan Sperber have made waves with the surprising results of years of research – that our power to reason has nothing to do with accuracy or truth-seeking.
20 Apr 2017
Acclaimed cognitive scientist Steven Sloman argues that we survive and thrive despite our mental shortcomings because we live in a rich community of knowledge.
31 Jan 2017
Influential economist and New York Times columnist Robert Frank argues that it is vital that we gain a more accurate understanding of the role of chance if we are to create better, fairer economies and societies, and shows how inequality driven by chance can be mitigated by adopting relatively simple policy solutions.
09 Sep 2016
Nicholas Shea and Barry Smith present a new research project bringing together philosophy, psychology and neuroscience to explore the purpose of consciousness.
06 Sep 2016
Author and activist Ashton Applewhite examines the myths and prejudice around ageing and makes a call for an “all-age-friendly” world.
30 Aug 2016
The surprising psychology of money reveals that our relationship with it is more complex than we might think. BBC Radio 4 broadcaster Claudia Hammond explores the latest research and offers some simple yet effective advice that can help us improve our relationship with money.
24 Aug 2016
Author Rebecca Asher explores the stereotypes that influence men’s behaviour and what can be done to change them – for the benefit of us all.
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