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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · 26d

Delighted to see the official announcement about How We Think out on @thebookseller.com today as well!

Huge thanks to the brilliant Kirty Topiwala and Georgina Capel for seizing on this project's potential back in 2020, and to the incredible team at @hodderbooks.bsky.social.

Hodder Press acquires ‘eye-opening’ book on how we think from academic Ostrowski

Hodder Press has acquired How We Think: Ten Thinker Types to Understand Ourselves and Those Around Us by social scientist Dr Marius Ostrowski.

www.thebookseller.com

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · 26d

What thinker type are you? Your family? Your friends? Your colleagues?

Discover the ten different ways of thinking we inhabit, and where we get them from. Join us on a journey deep into our minds, and how they are shaped by the world around us.

How We Think. Out 2026 with @hodderbooks.bsky.social!

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · 26d

Delighted to see the official announcement about How We Think out on @thebookseller.com today as well!

Huge thanks to the brilliant Kirty Topiwala and Georgina Capel for seizing on this project's potential back in 2020, and to the incredible team at @hodderbooks.bsky.social.

Hodder Press acquires ‘eye-opening’ book on how we think from academic Ostrowski

Hodder Press has acquired How We Think: Ten Thinker Types to Understand Ourselves and Those Around Us by social scientist Dr Marius Ostrowski.

www.thebookseller.com

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · 26d

What thinker type are you? Your family? Your friends? Your colleagues?

Discover the ten different ways of thinking we inhabit, and where we get them from. Join us on a journey deep into our minds, and how they are shaped by the world around us.

How We Think. Out 2026 with @hodderbooks.bsky.social!

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · Aug 22

How We Think is the product of over 15 years of research in academia and policymaking.

It brings together evidence from psychology, philosophy, sociology, political science, and much more besides.

And I can't wait to share more details with you between now and next March!

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · Aug 22

How We Think breaks down our thinking into ten distinct mindsets.

We all share one or more of these mindsets, and we start growing into them as soon as we are born.

Our thinker-type is the result of our experiences over the course of our lives.

Among our families and friends, in class, at work.

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · Aug 22

📖 NEW BOOK! 📚

I'm delighted to announce my latest book, How We Think: Ten Thinker Types to Understand Ourselves and Those Around Us.

How We Think will be published by @hodderbooks.bsky.social in the UK and internationally in March 2026!

And it's available to pre-order now: bio.to/HowWeThink

How We Think

Go to How We Think .

bio.to

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · Aug 22

How We Think is the product of over 15 years of research in academia and policymaking.

It brings together evidence from psychology, philosophy, sociology, political science, and much more besides.

And I can't wait to share more details with you between now and next March!

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · Aug 22

How We Think breaks down our thinking into ten distinct mindsets.

We all share one or more of these mindsets, and we start growing into them as soon as we are born.

Our thinker-type is the result of our experiences over the course of our lives.

Among our families and friends, in class, at work.

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · Aug 22

📖 NEW BOOK! 📚

I'm delighted to announce my latest book, How We Think: Ten Thinker Types to Understand Ourselves and Those Around Us.

How We Think will be published by @hodderbooks.bsky.social in the UK and internationally in March 2026!

And it's available to pre-order now: bio.to/HowWeThink

How We Think

Go to How We Think .

bio.to

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Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · Jun 30

Does the government ignore things about the future known to be true, not wanting to confront them in the present?

This year's Heywood Fellow, Lucy Smith, argues the British state must get better at long-term strategy.

@blavatnikschool.bsky.social

heywoodquarterly.com/why-the-uk-n...

Why the UK needs to be better at long-term strategy - Heywood Quarterly

Lucy Smith, Heywood Fellow, explains the importance of long-term strategy for the UK – and how other countries may be leading the way.

heywoodquarterly.com

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Blavatnik School of Government @blavatnikschool.bsky.social · Jul 7

"We found a huge appetite to think long-term but frustration that the machinery pulls in the opposite direction."

This year's Heywood Fellow, Lucy Smith, makes the case for a long-term national strategy ⬇️

Heywood Quarterly @heywoodquarterly.bsky.social · Jun 30

Does the government ignore things about the future known to be true, not wanting to confront them in the present?

This year's Heywood Fellow, Lucy Smith, argues the British state must get better at long-term strategy.

@blavatnikschool.bsky.social

heywoodquarterly.com/why-the-uk-n...

Why the UK needs to be better at long-term strategy - Heywood Quarterly

Lucy Smith, Heywood Fellow, explains the importance of long-term strategy for the UK – and how other countries may be leading the way.

heywoodquarterly.com

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · Jun 27

With huge thanks to @blavatnikschool.bsky.social and the Heywood Foundation for supporting this project, and fellow team members Zainab Agha, Benjamin Clayton, and Philip Bray for their hard work to bring these together!

Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · Jun 27

📄 A case-study by policy and practice lead Alex Downing on Spain's 2050 strategy.

Case study: España 2050

The Heywood Fellowship reviewed España 2050, Spain’s strategic vision. It highlighted expert input, ambition, and key lessons: government backing, explicit trade-offs, cultural change, and the need fo...

www.bsg.ox.ac.uk

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · Jun 27

📄 An anchor paper by Heywood Fellow Lucy Smith setting out the case for change and a framework for how to achieve it.

Long-term, national strategy

National strategy must be a core state function. Democracies can deliver it through inclusive, adaptive practices, making ‘big bets’ explicit and embedding learning into institutions to align short- a...

www.bsg.ox.ac.uk

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · Jun 27

Delighted to share the first big outputs from this year's Heywood Fellowship project on long-term national strategy for the UK!

Blavatnik School of Government @blavatnikschool.bsky.social · Jun 27

How can democracies think long-term?

The Heywood Fellowship team says the UK is being outpaced – and is building a plan for action:
🧬 Diagnosis
🎯 Objectives
🧭 Big bets
🔀 Trade-offs

Learn more about their call for a long-term national strategy + Spain’s example ➡️

Heywood Fellowship

The Heywood Fellowship is a visiting fellowship created in memory of Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary from 2012 to 2018. The purpose is to give a UK Civil Service Permanent Secretary the opportunity…

www.bsg.ox.ac.uk

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · Jun 13

Great question! For overviews of ideologies I'd recommend:
* Freeden et al., "Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies"
* Heywood, "Political Ideologies: An Introduction"
For ideology as a concept:
* Eagleton, "Ideology: An Introduction"
Also my own book "Ideology" and Blakely, "Lost in Ideology"

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Jun 3

"In a geopolitically uncertain world and after more than a decade of low productivity growth, the UK needs to rethink its economic strategy." Today, we're publishing a collection of expert policy insights ahead of the multi-year Spending Review conclusion: buff.ly/DAlcNo5

buff.ly

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Marius S. Ostrowski @mariusostrowski.bsky.social · Jun 11

Fondly remembering my 15 minutes in the limelight when I called Gibraltar "Brexit's thorniest problem" in 2019.

Equally fondly remembering the deluge of comments I got sent in response from Gibraltarians, including an entirely unsolicited Master's thesis (!).

www.thenewworld.co.uk/brexit-news-...

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · Jun 8

“the new material is as strong as petroleum-based plastics but breaks down into its original components when exposed to salt. Those components can then be further processed by naturally occurring bacteria,thereby avoiding generating microplastics that can harm aquatic life and enter the food chain.”

Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours

Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife.

www.reuters.com

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Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · May 29

unions: they get the job done

IWW IU 520 (Railroad Workers) PRESENTS:

TROLLEY PROBLEM SOLUTION

“Slip the switch” by flipping it while the trolley’s front wheels have passed through, but before the back wheels do. This will cause a controlled derailment bringing the trolley to a safe halt.

Thank a rail worker today!

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Blavatnik School of Government @blavatnikschool.bsky.social · May 8

As President Trump prepares to announce a US-UK trade deal framework, Professor Emily Jones raises concerns about parliamentary oversight and transparency👇

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Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · May 2

American foreign policy in 2025:

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 25

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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