Coco Krumme traces the fascinating history of optimization from its roots in America’s founding principles, to its dominance as the driving principle of our modern world. Optimized models underlie everything and are deeply embedded in the technologies and assumptions that have come to comprise not only our material reality, but what we make of it.

Long Now Member Trevor Haldenby hits us in the wonder zone with “why haven’t we seen the fossilization of a whole Human yet?” 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

Long Now Member Natasha Blum encourages us to creatively explore and discover death’s wide frontier. 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

Long Now Member Natalia Vasquez shares her vividly visioned speculative future, and invites us to envision our own. 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

Long Now Member Sarah Cameron Sunde collaborates with communities around the world on site-specific immersive performances, learning to live in tidal time. 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

Long Now Member Jason Winn tells a story of humanity’s oldest technology: storytelling. 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

Long Now Member Jason Roberts elucidates how common knowledge becomes uncommon, and emphasizes the need for a Department of Obvious Information. 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

Long Now Member Ya’el Shatz reveals the layers of dust that connect us all to each other — past, present, and future. 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