“An hour with David McCullough on his book ‘The Greater Journey: Americans In Paris’”
Adam Savage – How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries
“Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light in 1849.”
RSA Animate – Empathic Civilisation
“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 society.”
‘Civilization: The West and the Rest’
“Niall Ferguson of Harvard University on his book ‘Civilization: The West and the Rest’”
RSA Animate – 21st century enlightenment
“Matthew Taylor explores the meaning of 21st century enlightenment, how the idea might help us meet the challenges we face today, and the role that can be played by organisations such as the RSA.”
"Steve Jobs" biography
“An hour with Walter Isaacson, Author of ‘Steve Jobs’”
RSA Animate – The Divided Brain
“Renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains how our ‘divided brain’ has profoundly altered human behaviour, culture and society.”