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RSA ConversationsHow to be a 'good' drinkerIn this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Adrian Chiles once put away 100 units of alcohol a week. The recommended amount is 14. But Adrian never considered himself an alcoholic, just someone who enjoyed drinking a bit too much. But after a warning from his doctor, and now well in to his 50s, Adrian decided it was time to address his relationship with t...2023-01-1029 minRSA ConversationsThe gamification of workIn this thought-provoking interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of leading thinkers on the spot - from writers to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future. Games developer and writer, Adrian Hon, believes creeping gamification in our workplace, our schools, even our government, is increasingly being used as a way to profit from and coerce us. Adrian joins Matthew to explain why, in a tech-driven world, we often have no choice but to play - and why losing can incur h...2022-11-1534 minRSA ConversationsIn defence of meritocracyGlobal crises cause big changes and reveal deep structural weaknesses. In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future.Adrian Wooldridge is the political editor at The Economist and author of The Aristocracy of Talent. A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA. In this time of global change, strong communities and initiatives that bring people together are more inva...2021-09-2137 min