Marius S. Ostrowski

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

How We Think Go to How We Think .

📖 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 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!

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.

How We Think Go to How We Think .

📖 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

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.

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...

"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 ⬇️

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!

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...

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

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...

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

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

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"

"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

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-...

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.

“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.”

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!

unions: they get the job done

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

American foreign policy in 2025:

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Some in Labour HQ may want to reflect on this - here’s a policy which has drastically improved air quality, benefitting the poorest citizens. But Starmer’s LOTO started criticising it because a couple of Clarkson bigmouths complained in focus groups & they (wrongly imho) blamed it for Uxbridge loss

This is what genuine, material academic resistance to fascism looks like.

Together with Paulina Ochoa Espejo and Murad Idris, Leigh Jenco has just published a new introduction to political theory that integrates recent insights from comparative and global political thought. Available here: uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/po...

No surprises from Von Der Leyen's plan to rearm Europe announcement this morning, except that she has announced a €150bn common facility rather than €100bn. Her letter attached

Petition: Grant automatic visa extension and ILR for Ukrainians after 5 years Since Feb 2025, Ukrainians and their eligible family members in the UK have been able to apply for further permission to remain for up to 18 months. We would like the extensions to be automatic and fo...

If you're in the UK you'd like a pause from banging your head on the table in agonised despair & belief, there's this petition.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...