@mariusostrowski.bsky.social
Sociology · political theory · history · policy · strategy I study ideas and ideologies. Where they come from. How they change. And why we believe in them (or not). HOW WE THINK out 12 March. https://bio.to/HowWeThink/ https://www.mariusostrowski.com/
these graphs should scare the shit out of you
This is incredibly on point.
Spot oil prices grab the news, but it’s the impact we’re about to witness to petrochemical and derivative production that should really scare the shit out of folks.
It’s the sort of shock that could ripple through our global industrial economy for many months.
It's release week for HOW WE THINK! So I thought I'd share an extra special little treat with you all.
Here's a sneak preview of the audiobook, which is out THIS THURSDAY along with the hardback!
It's the opening section of the introduction – give it a listen, hope you enjoy!
Beautiful from Private Eye on the massive toddler-tantrum that Matt Goodwin and Reform are having, because they got whooped in Gorton and Denton.
oh my god
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/o...
Referring everyone who asks me who’s going to win in Gorton and Denton to this chart
Today the "E5" (🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧🇮🇹🇵🇱) agreed to launch an initiative to produce their own low-cost aerial defences - drones and the ability to shoot down drones - without American support.
The E5 is a relatively new term that we're going to be hearing a lot more of going forward.
First look at HOW WE THINK! Hugely excited to get some early copies today courtesy of @hachetteuk.bsky.social @hodderbooks.bsky.social
They're simply beautiful! (OK, I know I'm biased.)
3 weeks to go till HOW WE THINK is officially out! You can pre-order now: bio.to/HowWeThink
The thing about Casablanca being the greatest film of all time is people don't believe you and then they watch it
I just asked Claude about its selfhood in relation to narrative and neurons.
It doubts it is thinking and recognizes it has no metacognitive ability. So that was easy, saved you all a read.
I guess AI does save us time!
First time in the recording studio yesterday – had an absolute blast!
Laid down my bits of the audiobook for HOW WE THINK. I'm reading the Introduction, Conclusion, Epilogue, and Acknowledgements.
Here's some BTS footage from the Introduction!
HOW WE THINK also out in audiobook form on 12 March.
Also a good visual for why "global North" and "global South" don't quite capture what's going on in this dynamic.
The public really aren't buying this anymore...
Time is ticking down fast to the release of HOW WE THINK on 12 March!
Six weeks to go so I thought I'd give you a quick intro to the book.
What it says. Where it came from. What it can (hopefully!) do for you.
You can pre-order HOW WE THINK now!
bio.to/HowWeThink
@hodderbooks.bsky.social
🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
One thing most people don't understand is that we in the US enjoy greater wealth funded by other countries because they assume we are a stable and relatively friendly hegemon.
A prominent Royal Society fellow helped out with this
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
A nice bookend to a period of history that began with this speech (starts around 12:20):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kazp...
Nuclear energy is key to decarbonising Europe.
It is an essential component of a clean, reliable & diversified energy mix, helping to strengthen #StrategicAutonomy.
We call to:
🔸 boost innovative fuel cycle facilities;
🔸 align nuclear investment rules with renewables.
👉 link.europa.eu/CxmHYg
Everyone in the current Cabinet campaigned on the 2019 manifesto, which promised safe & legal routes for refugees, granting them the right to work & access public services.
Bunch of lying bastards.
How does a country work?
How do we describe what it has and does?
And how do we analyse it over time, and compare it with other countries?
That's what the paper on national capacities is about: the five factors a country mobilises to achieve national outcomes.
www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/pub...
How has the UK's approach to national strategy changed?
Were there times when it was clearer, more successful, more strategic?
What brought about these changes?
That's the theme of the historical paper: periods and turning points in UK strategic ideology.
www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/pub...
Delighted to share two new papers from my work at the @blavatnikschool.bsky.social this year!
They offer complementary perspectives on national strategy:
📜 Tracing the UK’s national strategy since the 1850s
⚙️ Modelling the capacities every nation must mobilise
www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/fellowship/h...
Delighted to say that *How We Think* is included in this week's @waterstones.bsky.social 25% off pre-order promotion!
If you buy it on the Waterstones website or app between now and 17 October, and enter ‘OCTOBER25’ at the checkout, you'll receive 25% off RRP!
www.waterstones.com/book/how-we-...
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!
