Royal Society of Arts Videos

Brene Brown is a bestselling author and researcher on the topics of shame and vulnerability.

Clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has built a following of tens of millions of viewers with his online lectures on topics from ancient mythology to modern relationships.

In this 30-minute talk from RSA, positive psychologist Martin Seligman talks about how there is much more to human life than reducing suffering.

This is an unedited version of the talk that Michael Pollan did at the RSA yesterday. Unfortunately, due to technical problems the very beginning of the live stream was missed but the usual edited video of our event will be available in a couple of weeks.

David Graeber wrote an article and then a book on Bullshit Jobs, which struck a chord with readers around the world. In the book and in this talk from RSA, he outlines the many millions of meaningless jobs generated by contemporary capitalism.

Alain de Botton asks: what is it that we're really looking for when we watch or read the news - and is it doing us any good?

Robert Cialdini is the bestselling author of books on persuasion including Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion and the book he addresses in this talk Pre-Suasion: Channeling Attention for Change. Citing numerous social and psychological studies, Cialdini explains in this talk what he means by "pre-suasion".

In an age of distraction, the leading expert on addictive technologies shows us to reclaim our most precious resource – our attention.

Gretchen Rubin is a sensationally successful podcaster and author of the bestselling books The Happiness Project and Better Than Before.

Elizabeth Day is an award-winning author and journalist, and the host of the hit podcast How to Fail with Elizabeth Day.