Writer, applied researcher, & advisor Denise Hearn highlights how in the long history of economics, the concept of profit is relatively new. 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, but it […]
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Economic policy can seem abstract and distant, but it manifests the physical world – affecting us all. Our economic stories shape our systems, and they in turn shape us. What myths continue to constrain us, and how might new stories emerge to scaffold the future? This talk will explore concepts we often take as gospel:
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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
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Economic policy can seem abstract and distant, but it manifests the physical world – affecting us all. Our economic stories shape our systems, and they in turn shape us. What myths continue to constrain us, and how might new stories emerge to scaffold the future? This talk will explore concepts we often take as gospel:
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Historian Jared Farmer shares his nuanced perspective on how humans personify trees. From the Long Now Talk, “Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees” by Jared Farmer. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/aRaOCVHcMXA “What really interests me is how long-lived plants allow humans to think about—and emotionally relate to—long units of time. They provide a bridge
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Historian Jared Farmer and Long Now Foundation’s Andrew Warner explore a few ways in which relationships between human society and trees can be somewhat problematic. From the Long Now Talk, “Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees” by Jared Farmer. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/aRaOCVHcMXA “What really interests me is how long-lived plants allow humans
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Historian Jared Farmer grounds sensationalist discourse around climate change and trees by looking through the lens of Deep Time. From the Long Now Talk, “Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees” by Jared Farmer. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/aRaOCVHcMXA “What really interests me is how long-lived plants allow humans to think about—and emotionally relate to—long
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Author and historian Abby Smith Rumsey highlights how the fabric of our society is only as strong, or as weak, as the threads of our individual and collective memories. From the Long Now Seminar, “Hijacked Histories, Polarized Futures” by Abby Smith Rumsey. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/hNhjICIrMak As authoritarianism continues to rise around the
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Historian Jared Farmer illuminates ways in which trees are living symbols for long-term thinking. From the Long Now Talk, “Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees” by Jared Farmer. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/aRaOCVHcMXA “What really interests me is how long-lived plants allow humans to think about—and emotionally relate to—long units of time. They provide
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What can old trees tell us about our own relationship with time? Good evening everyone! Welcome to tonight’s Long Now Talk featuring Jared Farmer on Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees. The talk will be followed by a Q&A. Geohumanist and place-based historian Jared Farmer has studied trees in the context of human society for
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