Roman Krznaric

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Roman Krznaric writes about the power of ideas to change society. He is a social philosopher whose internationally bestselling books, including The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World, Empathy and Carpe Diem Regained, have been published in more than 25 languages. He is senior research fellow at Oxford University’s Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing and founder of the world’s first Empathy Museum. His latest book is History for Tomorrow: Inspiration from the Past for the Future of Humanity. After growing up in Sydney and Hong Kong, Krznaric studied at the universities of Oxford, London and Essex, where he gained his PhD in political science. His writings on themes ranging from long-term thinking to the power of empathy have been widely influential amongst political and ecological campaigners, education reformers, social entrepreneurs and designers. Krznaric is a member of the Club of Rome and a research fellow of the Long Now Foundation and has previously been an academic, a gardener and a human rights activist in Guatemala.