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RSA Videos and Animations- Jack Shenker on A New Political Age September 16, 2019Journalist Jack Shenker uncovers the root causes of our institutional chaos and explores the new political movements putting the people at the centre of power. […]The RSA
- The Tyranny of Merit | Michael Sandel May 24, 2019In this powerful new RSA Minimate, Michael Sandel confronts our age of stalling social mobility and entrenched inequality, and asks: what will it take to meet one of the biggest political challenges of our time? […]The RSA
- Rebel, Upholder, Questioner, Obliger: which one are you? | Gretchen Rubin February 25, 2019This animation shines a light on those quirks of our psychology that make it hard to change our (and other people’s!) behaviour. Bestselling author Gretchen Rubin explains the four personality ‘tendencies’ and their respective strengths and weaknesses. […]The RSA
- Ingrid Fetell Lee on Why We Pursue Happiness But Overlook Joy January 14, 2019What does joy look like? Designer Ingrid Fetell Lee exposes the power of ordinary things to create extraordinary happiness, and shows us how to find joy in the world around us. […]The RSA
- Bobby Duffy on Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything November 30, 2018How can we tackle our ignorance about what the world is really like? Bobby Duffy, Director of Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute, explains how we can get a handle on the facts in a ‘post-truth’ era. […]The RSA
- Mental Health in Schools October 29, 2018Child and adolescent mental health is in the headlines almost daily. How can we support young people’s wellbeing and build mentally healthy school communities? […]The RSA
- The Truth About Algorithms | Cathy O'Neil October 17, 2018We often think that algorithms are objective and fair, but they’re built to serve the people who create them – how can we make sure that the process of building algorithms is ethical? […]The RSA
- Mariana Mazzucato on The Value of Everything September 17, 2018Do modern economies reward the extractors – not the creators – of economic value? Leading economist Mariana Mazzucato urges us to rethink how we determine value in our economy. […]The RSA
- Yascha Mounk on How We Can Save Democracy September 2, 2018Trust in politics is dwindling, and authoritarian populists are seizing power around the globe. Renowned academic and author Yascha Mounk argues for radical political reforms that will benefit the many, not the few. […]The RSA
- Why Arts and Culture in Education is Essential August 29, 2018Why should schools be interested in the arts, and how should we be looking to understand their impact? With George the Poet and Global Teacher Prize winner Andria Zafirakou. […]The RSA
- Jack Shenker on A New Political Age September 16, 2019
- TED Talks
- Taboo Breakers: Notes from Session 4 of TEDWomen 2019 December 6, 2019In Session 4 of TEDWomen 2019, we tackle some big taboos — divorce, menopause, political dissent — and meet the extraordinary people on the front lines of breaking them. The event: TEDWomen 2019, Session 4: Taboo Breakers, hosted by Corey Hajim and Shoham Arad When and where: Thursday, December 5, 2019, 2:30pm PT, at La […] […]Ann Powers
- Strike for the climate: Jane Fonda speaks at TEDWomen 2019 December 6, 2019At age 81, actor and activist Jane Fonda is putting herself on the line for the planet, literally. In a video interview with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Fonda speaks about Fire Drill Fridays, the weekly demonstrations on Capitol Hill she leads in partnership with Greenpeace. Since moving to the Washington D.C. in September 2019, Fonda […] […]Erin Gregory
- Planet Protectors: Notes from Session 3 of TEDWomen 2019 December 6, 2019The world is experiencing the consequences of climate change and the urgency couldn’t be more clear. In Session 3 of TEDWomen 2019, we dug deep into some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time — exploring solutions and the many ways people across the globe are fighting for change. The event: TEDWomen 2019, […] […]Abhimanyu Das
- Pattern Makers: Notes from Session 2 of TEDWomen 2019 December 5, 2019In Session 2 of TEDWomen 2019, we met some extraordinary pattern makers: people helping us predict the future, improve our relationship to technology, and unearth powerful discoveries. The event: TEDWomen 2019, Session 2: Pattern Makers, hosted by Pat Mitchell and Cloe Shasha When and where: Thursday, December 5, 2019, 8:30AM PT, at La Quinta Resort […] […]Abhimanyu Das
- Truth Tellers: Notes from Session 1 of TEDWomen 2019 December 5, 2019The stage is set for TEDWomen 2019: Bold + Brilliant! In the opening session, we heard from an extraordinary lineup of truth tellers. Six speakers and two performers shined a light on issues ranging from immigration to leadership and inclusion — and how we can shatter the glass ceiling once and for all — sharing […] […]Daryl Chen
- Crossover: A night of talks in partnership with Brightline November 18, 2019To crossover is to fully embrace what complements us, to find insight and illumination from a style or field adjacent to our own. When fully achieved, it allows us to become greater than the sum of our parts. In this evening of talks, five speakers and one musician shared their own experiences of crossing over […] […]Erin Gregory
- Catalyze: The talks from TED@NAS November 6, 2019Science catalyzes progress. It allows us to explore our biggest questions, generate new ideas and seek out solutions. At TED@NAS, 19 speakers and performers explored how science is igniting change and fueling our way forward — through radical collaboration, quantum leaps and bold thinking. The event: TED@NAS, for which The National Academy of Sciences, The [ […]Erin Gregory
- Announcing TED Masterclass: TED’s official public speaking course November 5, 2019We’re excited to announce the release of TED Masterclass — TED’s official public speaking course. Delivered via mobile app, the course is guided by TED’s Head Curator, Chris Anderson, and is designed to help you identify, develop and share your best ideas as a TED-style talk. Based on Anderson’s book TED Talks: The Official TED […] […]TED Staff
- The TED Interview podcast kicks off season 3 October 8, 2019The TED Interview launches its newest season on October 9, 2019. Last season notably featured Bill Gates, Monica Lewinsky and Susan Cain — and you can expect another thoughtful lineup of scientists, thinkers and artists for the new season. Season 3 features eight episodes, during which head of TED Chris Anderson will continue to inspire […] […]TED Staff
- Helping learners of English find their own voice October 7, 2019Since its inception, TED has been zealous in its mission of spreading ideas that inspire. It was out of this passion that a partnership between National Geographic Learning emerged to create materials for the English language learning classroom — and help English learners to find their own voice. National Geographic Learning’s goal is to bring […] […]TED Staff
- Taboo Breakers: Notes from Session 4 of TEDWomen 2019 December 6, 2019
- British Psycological Society
- Eureka Moments Have A “Dark Side”: They Can Make False Facts Seem True December 5, 2019By Matthew Warren. Experiencing sudden moments of insight when deciphering a statement made participants more likely to believe that it was true. […]BPS Research Digest
- Lying To Your Kids Could Make Them More Dishonest And Less Well-Adjusted As Adults December 4, 2019By Emily Reynolds. Participants who recalled being lied to as children were more likely to now lie to their parents themselves. […]BPS Research Digest
- The Psychological Impacts Of Poverty, Digested December 3, 2019By Emma Young. Poverty can have long-lasting psychological effects — but research is also providing strategies to lessen impacts. […]BPS Research Digest
- Our Ability To Recognise Dogs’ Emotions Is Shaped By Our Cultural Upbringing December 2, 2019By Emily Reynolds. "Cultural milieu", rather than direct experience with dogs, determines ability to recognise canine emotions. […]BPS Research Digest
- Retail Ruses And Accent Attitudes: The Week’s Best Psychology Links November 29, 2019Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web […]BPS Research Digest
- Abstaining From Social Media Doesn’t Improve Well-Being, Experimental Study Finds November 28, 2019By Matthew Warren. Quitting social media for up to four weeks had no effect on well-being, loneliness or quality of life. […]BPS Research Digest
- No, Conservatives Don’t Experience Feelings Of Disgust Any More Than Liberals November 27, 2019By Emma Young. How much disgust liberals and conservatives experience depends on the context, study finds. […]BPS Research Digest
- Drinking Alcohol Focuses Our Attention On The External Features Of Faces, With Implications For Eyewitness Memory November 26, 2019By Emily Reynolds. Drinkers focus on hair and face shape at expense of internal features like eyes and mouth. […]BPS Research Digest
- Using Fidget Spinners May Actually Impede Learning November 25, 2019By Emily Reynolds. Using fidget spinners impaired memory for educational lecture, study found. […]BPS Research Digest
- Waking Dreams And Phantom Kicks: The Week’s Best Psychology Links November 22, 2019Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web […]BPS Research Digest
- Eureka Moments Have A “Dark Side”: They Can Make False Facts Seem True December 5, 2019
- Guardian Education
- Parties' education promises won't help poorer pupils – study December 6, 2019Thinktank says Tory, Labour and Lib Dem plans either over-ambitious or misdirectedVoters should not be blinded by the main parties’ spending promises on education as their plans are unlikely to improve results for England’s most disadvantaged children, according to a thinktank.The Education Policy Institute said that while the Conservative, Labour and Libera […]Richard Adams Education editor
- Andrea Jenkyns gets salary for thinktank that does not yet exist December 5, 2019Tory candidate paid £25,000 a year from University of Bolton for ‘institute’ launching next yearA Conservative parliamentary candidate has been criticised for being paid £25,000 a year to head up a university thinktank that does not yet exist.Andrea Jenkyns, who was MP for the West Yorkshire constituency of Morley and Outwood and is standing for re-election, […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- University pension crisis is result of mania and mismanagement | Letters December 5, 2019Defined-benefit pensions could always be afforded, argue Bill Cooke and Peter MuchlinskiThe race-to-the-bottom logic from two former professors of cutting “gold-plated” university pensions to pay for future generations (Letters, 3 December) is uncalled for. University employers actually boast in their strike-breaking propaganda that the average pension is £1 […]Letters
- Boris beware: students are angry and we're ready to vote against you | Zamzam Ibrahim December 5, 2019Students don’t want to live in a world of climate catastrophe, social inequality and funding crises. We want to change itIf 1.3 million under-34s voting in 2017 was a “youthquake”, what would you call the 2.6 million registering this time around? The surge in youth and student voter registrations is no accident. Students and their unions have been working ti […]Zamzam Ibrahim
- Put Britain’s colonial history on the curriculum – then we’ll know who we really are | Maya Goodfellow December 5, 2019Britain’s past weighs on our present: learning about it would mean a better debate about race and migrationMy mum came to the UK from India in 1973, after a chunk of time spent in Uganda, when she was only 13. Colonialism shaped her life, and that of my grandparents; growing up in Newcastle, it was the backdrop to mine too. I’d heard plenty about empire and […]Maya Goodfellow
- Tell us about your run-down school buildings December 5, 2019We’d like to hear from teachers and parents about school buildings that are no longer fit for purpose. Share your experiences In a survey conducted by the National Education Union last month, 47% of members said the school or college buildings they worked in was not fit for purpose, with 22% reporting that the condition of the buildings was unsafe for pupils […]Guardian community team
- Why parents in a school district near the CIA are forcing tech companies to erase kids’ data December 5, 2019As families worry for their children’s futures, a district has instituted a yearly data purgeParents at a public school district in Maryland have won a major victory for student privacy: tech companies that work with the school district now have to purge the data they have collected on students once a year. Experts say the district’s “Data Deletion Week” may […]Lois Beckett
- The London Bridge attack was an assault on the ideas of hope and rehabilitation | Jake Thorold December 5, 2019Our colleagues died defending the values of Learning Together, a prison education charity. These must be cherished now more than everFor those of us involved with the Learning Together community, the deaths of our friends and colleagues Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones have been hard to bear. This has been made even harder by our sense that – amid the cynical p […]Jake Thorold
- 'Off-rolling' hides true extent of disadvantage gap in schools – study December 5, 2019Low-achieving pupils not being recorded as they are removed from rolls to raise GCSE resultsThe gap between disadvantaged pupils and their better-off peers in England is much wider than previously estimated, with as many as 9,000 disadvantaged 16-year-olds not taking exams or recorded in school league tables because they cannot be located on school records.A […]Richard Adams Education editor
- Free breakfasts to form part of Labour plan to 'poverty-proof' schools December 4, 2019Party will also vow to recruit 20,000 more teachers, cap class sizes and spend £7bn on repairs and upgradesLatest election news - live updatesLabour is to promise free, healthy breakfasts for all primary-age children as part of a multibillion pound plan to “poverty-proof” England’s schools and boost educational standards.The shadow education secretary, Angel […]Heather Stewart and Richard Adams
- Parties' education promises won't help poorer pupils – study December 6, 2019
