We’re delighted to showcase this curated set of Ignite Talks, created and given by Long Now members. Presenting on the subjects of their choice, our speakers have precisely 5 minutes to amuse, educate, enlighten, or inspire the audience! And we are excited to announce our speakers and their talks: Jenny Johnston – A Protopian Frontier […]

Interdisciplinary artists Alicia Escott & Heidi Quante share the origin of The Bureau of Linguistical Reality: a changing environment and the feelings that followed for which there were no words. From the Long Now Talk, “The Bureau of Linguistical Reality Performance Lecture” by Alicia Escott & Heidi Quante. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/ZKIyyADx-0o The

The Bureau of Linguistical Reality is a participatory artwork facilitated by artist Alicia Escott and Heidi Quante which collaborates with the public to create new words for feelings and experiences for which no words yet exist. Recognizing the climate crisis is causing new feelings and experiences that have yet to be named, the project was

Executive Director of the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone Jonathan Cordero explains some of the complexities of returning land back to native communities. From the Long Now Talk, “Indigenous Sovereign Futures” by Jonathan Cordero. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/iuMwW-KGJgM Alternative visions for social change rooted in the frameworks of capitalism and colonialism only reproduce contemporary

Executive Director of the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone Jonathan Cordero defines the concept of Indigeneity. From the Long Now Talk, “Indigenous Sovereign Futures” by Jonathan Cordero. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/iuMwW-KGJgM Alternative visions for social change rooted in the frameworks of capitalism and colonialism only reproduce contemporary structures of power. How can indigenous perspectives

Executive Director of the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone Jonathan Cordero outlines the essential differences between an Indigenous worldview and a non-Indigenous worldview. From the Long Now Talk, “Indigenous Sovereign Futures” by Jonathan Cordero. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/iuMwW-KGJgM Alternative visions for social change rooted in the frameworks of capitalism and colonialism only reproduce contemporary

Alternative visions for social change rooted in the frameworks of capitalism and colonialism only reproduce contemporary structures of power. How can indigenous perspectives and knowledge inform the structural transformation necessary to improve the health of the natural world and of human communities? Dr. Cordero will discuss how indigenous epistemologies challenge the ideas and practices related

With thousands of members from all around the world, the Long Now community has a wide range of perspectives, stories, and experiences to offer. We’re excited to showcase our annual curated set of short Ignite Talks created and given by the Long Now Members themselves. Presenting on the subjects of their choice, speakers have precisely

Writer, applied researcher, & advisor Denise Hearn emphasizes how the “invisible hand” of the “free market” is a construct of an organized, governed society. From the Long Now Talk, “Embodied Economies: How our Economic Stories Shape the World ” by Denise Hearn. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/hN3cUwbmeZk Economic policy can seem abstract and distant,