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Roman Krznaric
@romankrznaric.bsky.social
Social philosopher, founder @empathymuseum New book HISTORY FOR TOMORROW https://romankrznaric.com TED talk on THE GOOD ANCESTOR http://tinyurl.com/y6779czd
Great to see History for Tomorrow chosen as a top Summer Pick by one of my favourite bookshops @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/da... @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It's paperback launch day for HISTORY FOR TOMORROW!
'Enlightening and thrilling' - @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
'Brimming with ideas' - @peterfrankopan.bsky.social
Find out more: www.romankrznaric.com/history-for-...
July 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The brilliant exhibit 'WIndrush Untold Stories' in Windrush Square, Brixton, has just been horrifically vandalised. Please support Empathy Museum's crowdfunder to help restore the images of this important storytelling project www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-re...
July 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Join me tomorrow at the fabulous @chalkefestival.bsky.social‬, where I'll be discussing HISTORY FOR TOMORROW (out now in paperback!) with Ali Ansari, Professor of Iranian History (rather topical right now...)

We'll be on the Moot Stage at 5.30pm.
www.chalkefestival.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Very excited to announce the launch of my new online self-guided course Becoming a Good Ancestor: Journeys Towards a Deeper Sense of Time. Course goes live July 9 on the brilliant Advaya learning platform. Check out the trailer and sign up here advaya.life/courses/beco...
June 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Going through old notes from my book The Good Ancestor, here's a graphic I never used but which is important today: there's a strong correlation between good long-term public policy (intergenerational solidarity) and the degree of political decentralisation www.romankrznaric.com/good-ancesto...
May 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hugely looking forward to speaking at the fabulous Lichfield Literary Festival tomorrow morning, where local poets have written poems on the themes of the books. Thank you Lichfield Poets! lichfieldfestival.org/event/roman-...
March 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Fossil fuel firms are using slavery's playbook, arguing that change needs to be slow and gradual. Find out why we need disruptive movements like @xrglobal.bsky.social @just-stopoil.bsky.social to challenge this in my new TED talk Lessons from History for a Better Future www.ted.com/talks/roman_...
February 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
In the latest episode of TEDx London's Climate Curious podcast, I discuss why we need to look in history's rear-view mirror for inspiration to tackle the ecological crisis tedxlondon.com/podcasts/how...
February 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Coming soon - my new TED talk is out on Feb 26 based on History for Tomorrow, revealing the power of disruptive movements to create change. Here's my last TED talk, How To Be A Good Ancestor www.ted.com/talks/roman_...
February 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"We exist now in a fleeting bloom of life and knowing, one finger-snap of frantic being, and this is it. This summery burst of life is more bomb than bud. These fecund times are moving fast. " - Samantha Harvey, Orbital
January 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Crisis makes radical ideas relevant.
Radical ideas inspire disruptive movements.
Disruptive movements amplify crisis.
How can this dynamic 'Disruption Nexus' be harnessed to bring about transformative change?
My recent essay at Aeon Magazine: aeon.co/essays/what-...
November 18, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Who could have guessed that a medieval Islamic kingdom offers clues for creating cultures of tolerance in our age of polarisations around migration? New article in The Scotsman newspaper based on #HistoryforTomorrow
November 13, 2024 at 3:07 PM