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RSA Videos and Animations- Rutger Bregman on Radical Ideas and Why They Still Matter February 28, 2018Author and historian Rutger Bregman argues that in order to continue the march towards a better world, we need radical ideas and a robust vision of the future. […]The RSA
- Johann Hari on The Rising Depression and Anxiety Crisis February 19, 2018Bestselling author Johann Hari discovered that, in reality, depression and anxiety are caused largely by crucial changes in the way we are living. […]The RSA
- Gretchen Rubin on The Four Styles of Self Motivation February 12, 2018Bestselling author Gretchen Rubin believes that using the Four Tendencies will help shine a spotlight on hidden patterns in our behaviour. […]The RSA
- David Harvey on Marx for the 21st Century February 5, 2018Professor David Harvey, the world’s leading expert on Karl Marx, explains the continued importance of Marx’s analysis and how we can apply it to today's economy and society. […]The RSA
- Kate Raworth on Economics for the 21st Century January 11, 2018Renegade economist Kate Raworth argues that our dangerously outdated economic theories need to be drawn anew. […]The RSA
- Mustafa Suleyman: Has Technology Lost Society's Trust? January 8, 2018Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder and Head of Applied AI at DeepMind, considers what tech companies have got wrong, how to fix it and how technology companies can change the world for the better. […]The RSA
- Stefan Stern on Management vs Leadership January 2, 2018Author, FT contributor and director of High Pay Centre Stefan Stern uncovers some of the famous myths surrounding the much-written about topic of management. […]The RSA
- 2017: That Was The Year That Was December 26, 2017An expert panel gathers to look back on a year of seismic events and world-changing headlines. Featuring Ian Leslie, commentator and author of Born Liars and Curiosity: Why Our Future Depends on it. […]The RSA
- Elif Shafak on Why We Need Global Solidarity More Than Ever December 11, 2017Award-winning novelist, public intellectual and political commentator Elif Shafak offers cautionary advice about the provisional nature of democracy in the west and the rise of populism – and how close we are to slipping back at any point. […]The RSA
- Raoul Martinez on The Myth of Responsibility December 8, 2017Are we wholly responsible for our actions? We don’t choose our brains, our genetic inheritance, our circumstances – so how much control do we really have over our lives? Philosopher Raoul Martinez argues that no one is truly blameworthy. […]The RSA
- Rutger Bregman on Radical Ideas and Why They Still Matter February 28, 2018
- TED Talks
- An ambitious plan to explore our oceans, and more news from TED speakers June 15, 2018The past few weeks have brimmed over with TED-related news. Below, some highlights. Exploring the ocean like never before. A school of ocean-loving TED speakers have teamed up to launch OceanX, an international initiative dedicated to discovering more of our oceans in an effort to “inspire a human connection to the sea.” The coalition […] […]Yasmin Belkhyr
- Ideas from the intersections: A night of talks from TED and Brightline June 12, 2018At the intersections where we meet and collaborate, we can pool our collective wisdom to seek solutions to the world’s greatest problems. But true change begs for more than incremental steps and passive reactions — we need to galvanize transformation to create our collective future. To celebrate the effort of bold thinkers building a better […] […]Brian Greene
- Resources for suicide prevention, post-attempt survivors and their families June 8, 2018Inspired by JD Schramm’s powerful TEDTalk on surviving a suicide attempt, this list of resources has been updated to help you widen your understanding of mental health, depression, suicide and suicide prevention. Whether you’re an attempt survivor, a concerned family member or friend, or struggling with suicidal thoughts yourself, this list offers helpful re […]Jenny Zurawell
- Ebola and the future of vaccines: In conversation with Seth Berkley May 31, 2018Dr. Seth Berkley is an epidemiologist and the CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, a global health organization dedicated to improving access to vaccines in developing countries. When he last spoke at TED, in 2015, Seth showed the audience two experimental vaccines for Ebola — both of them in active testing at the time, as […] […]Yasmin Belkhyr
- A behind-the-scenes view of TED2018, to inspire you to apply for The Audacious Project May 25, 2018What’s it like to stand in the wings, preparing to give your TED Talk and share a big idea to create ripples of change? This video, captured at TED2018, gives a taste of that. It follows the first speakers of The Audacious Project, TED’s new initiative to fund big ideas for global change. These speakers […] […]Kate Torgovnick May
- TED en Español: el primer evento de oradores TED de habla hispana April 29, 2018El 26 de abril tuvo lugar el primer evento de oradores de TED en Español, presentado por TED en su oficina de Nueva York. El evento, completamente en español, contó con ocho oradores, una presentación musical, cinco cortometrajes y 13 charlas de un minuto dadas por miembros de la audiencia. El evento en Nueva York […] […]Camille Martínez
- TED en Español: TED’s first-ever Spanish-language speaker event in NYC April 29, 2018Thursday marked the first-ever TED en Español speaker event hosted by TED in its New York City office. The all-Spanish daytime event featured eight speakers, a musical performance, five short films and fifteen one-minute talks given by members of the audience. The New York event is just the latest addition to TED’s sweeping new Spanish-language […] […]Camille Martínez
- Calling all social entrepreneurs + nonprofit leaders: Apply for The Audacious Project April 25, 2018Creating wide-scale change isn’t easy. It takes incredible passion around an issue, and smart ideas on how to move the needle and, hopefully, improve people’s lives. It requires bottomless energy, a dedicated team, an extraordinary amount of hope. And, of course, it demands real resources. TED would like to help, on the last part at […] […]TED Staff
- Playlist: 10 TEDWomen talks for Earth Day April 21, 2018Earlier this week, I had the privilege and honor to plant trees with the daughter and granddaughter of environmentalist Wangari Maathai. In recognition of her life’s work promoting “sustainable development, democracy and peace,” Maathai received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. She was a lifelong activist who founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977. At that […] […]Pat Mitchell
- The world takes us exactly where we should be: 4 questions with Meagan Fallone April 17, 2018Cartier believes in the power of bold ideas to empower local initiatives to have global impact. To celebrate Cartier’s dedication to launching the ideas of female entrepreneurs into concrete change, TED has curated a special session of talks around the theme “Bold Alchemy” for the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, featuring a selection of favorite TED speak […]TED Staff
- An ambitious plan to explore our oceans, and more news from TED speakers June 15, 2018
- British Psycological Society
- Researchers have compared different cognitive strategies for falling out of love June 18, 2018The most effective strategy was "negative reappraisal" – thinking about the bad and annoying aspects of an ex-partner. By Emma Young […]BPS Research Digest
- A new study claims that, under pressure, imposter syndrome hits men harder than women June 1, 2018The researchers said men with imposter syndrome may particularly struggle to cope with the cultural expectations that they be competent. By Christian Jarrett […]BPS Research Digest
- Sending a supportive text to your partner can reduce their physiological stress levels, but only if you’re subtle about it June 1, 2018The findings add to past research suggesting that “invisible” support can be one of the more effective forms of helping reduce others' stress. By Alex Fradera […]BPS Research Digest
- Taking a photo of something impairs your memory of it, but the reasons remain largely mysterious May 31, 2018One possibility is that the effort of taking a photo tricks us into thinking we've already paid adequate attention to the target of the photo. By Alex Fradera […]BPS Research Digest
- People who think their opinions are superior to others are most prone to overestimating their relevant knowledge and ignoring chances to learn more May 31, 2018The final picture is of human rationality that is flawed, but correctable, not doomed. By Tom Stafford […]BPS Research Digest
- People with a keener sense of smell find sex more pleasant and, if they are female, have more orgasms during sex May 30, 2018By Emma Young Scent plays an often under-appreciated role in sexual attraction, helping to account for why visual attractiveness alone… […]BPS Research Digest
- Physically active academic school lessons boost pupils’ activity levels and focus May 30, 2018By Christian Jarrett For various reasons, children in many countries are increasingly sedentary and childhood obesity is a growing concern.… […]BPS Research Digest
- Distinct from intelligence or working memory, your “perceptual capacity” predicts how susceptible you are to inattentional blindness (or missing the gorilla in the room) May 29, 2018The researchers believe they've found an easy way to measure perceptual capacity that could help in security and defence recruitment. By Emma Young […]BPS Research Digest
- Seven psychoanalytic psychotherapists reflect on the clients that didn’t get better, or even felt worse May 25, 2018Despite acknowledging the lack of improvement in their clients, the therapists maintained that the therapy they’d offered had been useful. By Alex Fradera […]BPS Research Digest
- “Growth mindset” theory doesn’t translate directly from kids to adults – telling an adult they are a “hard worker” can backfire May 24, 2018Adults may believe that telling someone they’re a hard worker is what you say when you can’t plausibly say that they’re smart. By Emma Young […]BPS Research Digest
- Researchers have compared different cognitive strategies for falling out of love June 18, 2018
- Guardian Education
- Did you solve it? Mirror, mirror on the wall June 18, 2018The solution to today’s puzzleEarlier today I set you a puzzle about a mirror:A man is facing a mirror hanging on a wall 1m in front of him. Continue reading... […]Alex Bellos
- Hands off the jam roly-poly: why banning puddings in school is a bad idea June 18, 2018Write out 100 times: the rise of obesity is about food poverty – a sponge pudding with custard is not the issue I love the restaurant Caravan, notably its jalapeño corn bread, yet the owner, Laura Harper-Hinton, has said something with which I violently disagree: “I think schools should ban puddings. We have to tackle children’s attitude to sugar and we need […]Zoe Williams
- Carnegie medal winner slams children’s book publishers for ‘accessible’ prose June 18, 2018Geraldine McCaughrean, accepting award for Where the World Ends, warned that restricting the language children read risks creating a future underclass who are ‘easy to manipulate’Carnegie medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean has castigated the books industry for dumbing down language in children’s literature, warning that a new focus on “accessible” prose for […]Alison Flood
- Can you solve it? Mirror, mirror on the wall June 18, 2018A puzzle to reflect onUPDATE: The solution to the puzzle can be read hereHi guzzlersHere’s a puzzle about something we do every day: gaze at ourselves in the mirror. Who says maths is not relevant to the real world? In fact, You may have often pondered this question without realising it when trying on clothes. Continue reading... […]Alex Bellos
- Glasgow School of Art: sprinklers had not been fitted after first fire June 17, 2018Hopes rise that Mackintosh facade can be saved amid questions over why sprinkler system was not prioritisedHopes have been raised that Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building, which was gutted by fire on Friday, can be saved as it emerged a new sprinkler system had not yet been fitted as part of the restoration following an earlier blaze. Related: ' […]Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
- Yes, we can teach our children about technology, but let’s just ban phones in school | Sona Sodha June 17, 2018We need to provide safe spaces where kids can learn positive online behavioursWhen I heard that Eton now requires its year 9s to hand in their mobile phones at bedtime, my immediate thought was I quite like the idea of a check-in, zone-out service that would confiscate my smartphone as the Love Island credits start to roll and return it in time for the 8am n […]Sonia Sodha
- Why Dutch teenagers are among the happiest in the world June 17, 2018Teens in Netherlands regularly top life satisfaction tables, with schooling playing a big roleIn a biology class at a secondary school near Rotterdam, Gerrit the skeleton is not the only one with a permanent grin.The Groen van Prinstererlyceum, which first trialled happiness lessons a decade ago, teaches some of the least troubled teens in the world. Continu […]Senay Boztas in Amsterdam
- 'It's dreadful to think what Glasgow might be without it': tributes to the School of Art June 17, 2018A fine art photography graduate, a Turner prize-winner and a former lecturer offer their thoughts on the Mackintosh building, devastated by fire againAn Observer photographer, graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a fine art photography degree in 2007. Continue reading... […]Guardian Staff
- If we were really smart, we’d get over our fixation on the IQ test | David Olusoga June 17, 2018Scores are falling across the world, provoking headlines of ‘dumbing down’. But what does it measure anyway?IQ tests have a troubled history. Although their inventor, the intellectually cautious Frenchman Alfred Binet, understood and acknowledged their limitations, many of those who went on to deploy and develop his ideas did not. Within years of their emerg […]David Olusoga
- Glasgow School of Art: ‘It should have been the safest building’ June 16, 2018Witnesses’ shock and disbelief as second fire devastates Mackintosh architectural masterpieceThe hosepipes snaked all the way down to the river Clyde, thick with water, as firefighters smothered the last of the flames on Friday night and into Saturday. While they worked, students and artists, architects and sculptors gathered in the streets around the Glasgo […]Severin Carrell, Libby Brooks, James Tapper and Vanessa Thorpe
- Did you solve it? Mirror, mirror on the wall June 18, 2018
