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Author Session, The Future Of History

  • The Squirrel Newcastle, England, ST5 5BG United Kingdom (map)

Can we really learn the lessons of history? Join social philosopher Roman Krznaric for a discussion about his new book History for Tomorrow: How the Past Can Inspire Our Future, which explores what insights we can find in the last 1000 years of world history for tackling ten of the most urgent challenges of the twenty-first century. What can the coffee houses of Georgian London teach us about taming the polarisations of social media? How can the forgotten history of communal democracy help us tackle the rise of far-right populism? What can we learn from the slave revolts of the past for confronting the climate crisis? How might understanding the origins of capitalism spark ideas for bringing AI under control? History, Roman argues, offers a vision of radical hope that could turn out to be our most vital tool for surving and thriving in the turbulent decades ahead.

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