RT @Robotbeat: I think about this a lot, especially after watching “Primitive Technology” (the real one) on Youtube. What things are we missing now that in the future will just be so obvious, like “why didn’t they do that in 2023??”. I know VTVL reusable rockets is one thing like that. https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1631768034128846849

RT @longnow: “We’re not as smart as we think we are!” In his research into “How to Invent Everything,” @RyanQNorth uncovered a number of inventions that humanity could have invented centuries or even millennia before we actually did, from compasses to hot air balloons to buttons. https://t.co/Rj8WfJt9wN

RT @jyothirmayee: Fascinating watch for the weekend! https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1631768034128846849

RT @RobertOoghe: I’m always interested by gaps between when something could have been invented and when it actually was (the stethoscope- 1816- *could* have been invented in 300 BC. But it wasn’t. 2000 years elapsed). Technology does not necessarily arrive “on time”, if at all. https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1631768034128846849

RT @alexisohanian: I love @ryanqnorth and I’m so excited this talk exists. https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1631768034128846849

RT @jhong: This is fantastic, and suggests that innovations are not inevitable just because they seem simple and obvious (in retrospect!). https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1631768034128846849

RT @DanielleFong: 💭 the flip side of this is that there are inventions that might only show up in, like, 2300, that if you work at hard enough, you can actually bring into reality *now* https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1631768034128846849

RT @HoppingFun: GREAT talk, you can watch it here: https://longnow.org/ideas/how-invent-everything/ #invention The book is also excellent: a fast, fun, funny, very odd tour through the history of humanities and tech. https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1631768034128846849

“We’re not as smart as we think we are!” In his research into “How to Invent Everything,” @RyanQNorth uncovered a number of inventions that humanity could have invented centuries or even millennia before we actually did, from compasses to hot air balloons to buttons. https://t.co/Rj8WfJt9wN

RT @longnow: What would it take to rebuild civilization from scratch? @ryanqnorth’s Long Now Talk explores the technological knowledge underpinning modern society. It’s a practical guide for stranded time travellers & anyone who wants to know how to invent everything. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3eKMg57MbI