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The Long Now Foundation
The Long Now Foundation
A monumental, multi-millennial, mechanical clock as icon to long term thinking
Established in 01996
A monumental, multi-millennial, mechanical clock as icon to long term thinking
Established in 01996
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The Long Now Foundation was established in 01996* to develop the Clock and Library projects, as well as to become the seed of a very long-term cultural institution. The Long Now Foundation hopes to provide a counterpoint to today’s accelerating culture and help make long-term thinking more common. We hope to foster responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years.

* The Long Now Foundation uses five-digit dates, the extra zero is to solve the deca-millennium bug which will come into effect in about 8,000 years.

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Stewart Brand
President of The Long Now Foundation
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Stewart Brand is co-founder and president of The Long Now Foundation and co-founder of Global Business Network. He created and edited the Whole Earth Catalog (National Book Award), and co-founded the Hackers Conference and The WELL. His books include The Clock of the Long NowHow Buildings Learn; and The Media Lab. His most recent book, titled Whole Earth Discipline, is published by Viking in the US and Atlantic in the UK. He graduated in Biology from Stanford and served as an Infantry officer.

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Roman Krznaric
Public Philosopher | Author | Founder Empathy Museum | Research Fellow of the Long Now Foundation
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Roman Krznaric is a public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society. His books, including EmpathyThe Wonderbox and Carpe Diem Regained, have been published in more than 20 languages. His new book, The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short Term World, will be published in July 2020, and has been described by U2’s The Edge as ‘the book our children’s children will thank us for reading’.

After growing up in Sydney and Hong Kong, Roman studied at the universities of Oxford, London and Essex, where he gained his PhD in political sociology. He went on to found the world’s first Empathy Museum and the digital Empathy Library, and was also a founding faculty member of The School of Life. He is currently a Research Fellow of the Long Now Foundation.

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Managing Ecosystems with Modern Science and Traditional Knowledge | Ryan Phelan
Published on: 5 Jun 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Cryopreservation and Cloning for Endangered Species Recovery | Ryan Phelan
Published on: 3 Jun 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Synthetic Biology to Restore Endangered Species | Ryan Phelan
Published on: 2 Jun 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Bringing Biotech to Wildlife Conservation | Ryan Phelan
Published on: 24 May 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Resisting Dystopia | Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz
Published on: 16 May 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Long Now Member Ignite Talks 02023
Published on: 2 May 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Saving Time: Discovering A Life Beyond the Clock | Jenny Odell
Published on: 14 Apr 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Climate Parables
Published on: 13 Apr 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Principles of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies | Ismail Ali
Published on: 28 Mar 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Resisting Dystopia | Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz
Published on: 23 Mar 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads | Ismail Ali
Published on: 21 Mar 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Ryan Phelan | Bringing Biotech to Wildlife Conservation
Published on: 10 Mar 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Jenny Odell – Saving Time: Discovering A Life Beyond the Clock
Published on: 6 Mar 23 in The Long Now Foundation – Podcast by The Long Now Foundation

Separating self-worth from work | Ryan North
Published on: 5 Mar 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Inventions delayed for thousands of years | Ryan North
Published on: 3 Mar 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

How to Invent Everything | Ryan North
Published on: 27 Feb 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Parag Khanna – Why Mobility is Destiny
Published on: 15 Feb 23 in The Long Now Foundation – Podcast by The Long Now Foundation

Ismail Ali – Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads
Published on: 13 Feb 23 in The Long Now Foundation – Podcast by The Long Now Foundation

Ismail Ali | Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads
Published on: 13 Feb 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Eric Debrah Otchere – Sonic Spaces: A Psychology of Music and Work
Published on: 9 Feb 23 in The Long Now Foundation – Podcast by The Long Now Foundation

Clock of the Long Now 02022 update (from We Are As Gods)
Published on: 3 Feb 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Ryan North – How to Invent Everything
Published on: 30 Jan 23 in The Long Now Foundation – Podcast by The Long Now Foundation

Jenny Odell | Saving Time, Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
Published on: 27 Jan 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Designing and Building Imagined Futures | Johanna Hoffman
Published on: 26 Jan 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Speculative Futures | Johanna Hoffman
Published on: 19 Jan 23 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

An artwork’s unimaginable journey | Alicia Eggert
Published on: 22 Dec 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Ryan North | How to Invent Everything
Published on: 21 Dec 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

LOST LANDSCAPES 02022 Bay and Gateway: Past Glimpses and Possible Futures
Published on: 18 Dec 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

This Moment Used To Be The Future | Alicia Eggert
Published on: 12 Dec 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Rick Prelinger | Lost Landscapes 02022 Bay and Gateway: Past Glimpses and Possible Futures
Published on: 15 Nov 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Alicia Eggert – This Moment Used To Be The Future
Published on: 2 Nov 22 in The Long Now Foundation – Podcast by The Long Now Foundation

Johanna Hoffman – Speculative Futures
Published on: 12 Oct 22 in The Long Now Foundation – Podcast by The Long Now Foundation

AI, Regulating Social Media, & Accelerating Change | Jonathan Haidt, Kevin Kelly, and Stewart Brand
Published on: 6 Oct 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Johanna Hoffman | Speculative Futures
Published on: 30 Sep 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Jonathan Haidt – Democracy in the Next Cycle of History
Published on: 27 Sep 22 in The Long Now Foundation – Podcast by The Long Now Foundation

A Future We All Deserve To Live In | Michael Tubbs
Published on: 16 Sep 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Building a Better Future Together | Michael Tubbs
Published on: 15 Sep 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Democracy in the Next Cycle of History | Jonathan Haidt
Published on: 7 Sep 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Jonathan Haidt | Democracy in the Next Cycle of History
Published on: 29 Aug 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Upsetting the Setup: Creating a California for All | Michael Tubbs
Published on: 17 Aug 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Alicia Eggert | This Moment Used To Be The Future
Published on: 9 Aug 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Drinking for 10,000 Years: Intoxication and Civilization | Edward Slingerland
Published on: 27 Jul 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Social Benefits of Alcohol | Edward Slingerland
Published on: 27 Jul 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Evolution’s Ambivalence to Alcohol | Edward Slingerland
Published on: 26 Jul 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Managing Orbital Space Debris | Creon Levit
Published on: 25 Jul 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Michael Tubbs – Upsetting The Setup: Creating a California for All
Published on: 18 Jul 22 in The Long Now Foundation – Podcast by The Long Now Foundation

Space Debris and The Kessler Syndrome: A Possible Future Trapped on Earth | Creon Levit
Published on: 20 Jun 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Drinking for 10,000 Years: Intoxication and Civilization – Edward Slingerland
Published on: 14 Jun 22 in The Long Now Foundation – Podcast by The Long Now Foundation

How Marketers Ruined The World For The Long Term | Adam Long
Published on: 12 Jun 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

Introducing: Jump!Star | George Ferrandi
Published on: 11 Jun 22 in The Long Now Foundation – YouTube by Long Now Foundation

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Author Ryan North shares essential advice for anyone engaged in creative work. From the Long Now Talk, “How to Invent Everything” by Ryan North. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/q3eKMg57MbI …Read more
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Bernard Moitessier’s yacht Joshua was the model of perfect maintenance in his 1968 circumnavigation of the globe Maintenance is all around us. On every level from the cellular up to …Read more
A sign from the No Planet B global climate strike in September 02019. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash The following essay was written by Lucienne Bacon and Lucas Kopinski, …Read more
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The first book of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series was also published as The 1,000-Year Plan —  an indication of the series’ focus on long-term thinking. Cover design by Ed Valigursky …Read more
The first book of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series was also published as The 1,000-Year Plan —  an indication of the series’ focus on long-term thinking. Cover design by Ed Valigursky …Read more
Long Now’s Website, as reimagined by the Internet Archive’s Wayforward Machine For the past 25 years, the Internet Archive has embraced a bold vision of “Universal Access to All Knowledge.” …Read more
Long Now’s Website, as reimagined by the Internet Archive’s Wayforward Machine For the past 25 years, the Internet Archive has embraced a bold vision of “Universal Access to All Knowledge.” …Read more
Sediment cores like these can help uncover the deep climatological history of the earth and provide insight into our climate futures. Courtesy of Hannes Grobe AWI/CRP The 02021 Working Group …Read more
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The skies of the Bay Area turned orange in September 02020, as the smoke from the complex of wildfires throughout the Bay overwhelmed the sky. Image courtesy of Long Now …Read more
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Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides an enlightening window into the history of global trade and human …Read more
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides an enlightening window into the history of global trade and human …Read more
3 bound copies of the Letters to the Future Project. Source: Letters to the future In our efforts to foster long-term thinking and preservation, we at Long Now do not …Read more
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Gutter Street, a London-based theatre company, is premiering a play called The Long Now later this month. “The Long Now is inspired by the work of the @longnow foundation and takes a look at …Read more
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Challenging perceptions of time and place to enhance climate change engagement through museumsLong Now co-founder Brian Eno in front of his 77 Million Paintings generative artwork (02007).By Henry McGhie*, Sarah Mander**, Asher Minns***AbstractThis …Read more
Futurist Peter Schwartz distills the lessons learned from his work in scenario planning for organizations.Photo by Andrew Neel on UnsplashThe following transcript of Peter Schwartz’s Long Now talk on scenario planning …Read more
An interview with Vincent Ialenti, author of Deep Time ReckoningInside Finland’s Olkiluoto nuclear waste repository, 1,500 feet underground. Photo Credit: Peter GuenzelWith half-lives ranging from 30 to 24,000, or even 16 …Read more
Insights from 14 of the world’s foremost long-term thinkersLong Conversation speakers (from top left): Stewart Brand, Esther Dyson, David Eagleman, Ping fu, Katherine Fulton, Danny Hillis, Kevin Kelly, Ramez Naam, …Read more
Tickets to the Moon. Teleporting inanimate objects. A woman on the roster of an NFL, NBA, NHL, or MLS team. These are the Long Bets and Predictions made about the …Read more
“Digital storage is easy; digital preservation is hard.”-Stewart Brand, The Clock of the Long Now (01999)In March of 02019, MySpace, the one-time de facto social media network before the rise of Facebook, …Read more
We can no longer see ourselves as separate from the natural world or our technology, but as a part of them, integrated, codependent, and entangled.Quantum entanglement. (Courtesy: iStock/Traffic-Analyzer)By Danny HillisWe humans …Read more
50 years ago, the Apollo 11 moon landing was televised live to some 600 million viewers back on planet Earth. One of them was future Long Now co-founder Brian Eno, …Read more
A History of Land Art in the American West, Part IIISource: The Center for Land Use Interpretation.As installation begins at the Texas site for Long Now’s monumental 10,000 Year Clock, it’s …Read more
There are reasons to be hopeful after the fire.East facade of Notre Dame in the 1860s.In the hours after news broke that the Cathedral of Notre Dame suffered extensive fire damage, many …Read more
Transmissions from the ambient frontierContinue reading on The Long Now Foundation » …Read more
A new paper by archaeologists Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo addresses one of the longstanding mysteries of the monuments of Easter Island: their location.Four hundred of the statues, known as …Read more
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Edward Slingerland’s latest research is a deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilization — and the evolutionary roots of humanity’s appetite for intoxication. “Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced and …Read more
More than one hundred million pieces of human-made space debris currently orbit our planet, most moving at more than 10,000 mph. Every year their number increases, creating a progressively more …Read more
Personal goals need a long-term strategy too. Dorie Clark offers concrete practices to sharpen strategic thinking and incorporate a long-term perspective within a personal time scale. By reorienting ourselves to …Read more
Join us for an illuminating evening with journalist John Markoff in conversation with Long Now’s Co-founder Stewart Brand and Executive Director Alexander Rose around Markoff’s new biography of Brand. Journalist …Read more
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Neal Stephenson’s sweeping, prescient new novel transports readers to a near-future world in which the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global …Read more
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Robot ethicist Kate Darling offers a nuanced and smart take on our relationships to robots and the increasing presence they will have in our lives. From a social, legal, and …Read more
As a society, how do we address the “wicked hard problem” of vaccine acceptance? How can public health institutions reach those who are hesitant when even robust fact-based campaigns don’t …Read more
What is the role and purpose of Anthropology today? Wade Davis looks back at the pioneering work of Franz Boas in the early 20th century that upended long-held Western assumptions …Read more
Forest Ecologist Suzanne Simard reveals that trees are part of a complex, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground mycorrhizal networks by which trees …Read more
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Our talk with Ismail Ali of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) delves into the past, present & future of psychedelics: a history that stands at a crossroads today. What can our several-thousand year history with these substances teach us about how they can be used in a modern society? Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads | Ismail Aliwww.youtube.comPsychedelics and …Read more
How can science fiction help us imagine new futures and make sense of our current civilizational struggles? Welcome to tonight’s Long Now Talk: a conversation with Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz on Resisting Dystopia. Watch the livestream on our Youtube channel now: …Read more
The Vicuña, the national animal of Peru, has faced threats to its existence since the Spanish colonization of South America five centuries ago. Now, the reestablishment of an Indigenous Andean tradition might be its best bet for survival.Reviving the Vicuñalongnow.orgThe national animal of Peru has faced threats to its existence since the Spanish colonization of South America five centuries ago. …Read more
After 26 years of dedicated service to The Long Now Foundation, Alexander Rose will be stepping down from his role as Executive Director. Our tribute to Zander as he steps down from his role, as told by the people who know him best: https://longnow.org/ideas/honoring-alexander-rose/Photos from The Long Now Foundation’s post …Read more
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Survival in the Anthropocene requires us to upgrade not just our technology, but our collective imagination. Good evening everyone! Welcome to tonight’s Long Now Event: The Climate Parables. Anthropocene magazine’s “The Climate Parables” are brought to life on stage, directed by Back pocket media and in partnership with The Long Now Foundation. Watch the livestream on Youtube now (link in …Read more
Next week: Join us for a Long Now Talk with Revive & Restore co-founder and Executive Director Ryan Phelan on how biotechnology can aid in wildlife conservation and restoration!When this happens, it’s usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people or changed who can see it, or it’s been deleted. …Read more
With tremendous gratitude, the Board of Directors of the Long Now Foundation announces that Alexander Rose will be stepping down from his role as Executive Director after 26 years of service to focus on his research into the world’s longest-lived organizations. Several years ago, Alexander began a study of institutions that have stood the test of time, hoping their example …Read more
How did we get to now and where might we go from here? Long Now is accepting pitches of essays, reported features, interviews, book reviews, fiction & poetry for Ideas, our living archive of long-term thinking. There is wisdom and clarity to be gained from taking the long view. Long Now Ideas gives our readers the context they need to …Read more
Survival in the Anthropocene requires us to upgrade not just our technology, but our collective imagination. Join us on May 12 and 13th for the Climate Parables: two nights of live science storytelling, art, and music with Anthropocene magazine and Back pocket media. …Read more
Have a great idea for a Long Now Talk? We’re excited to invite our Long Now Members to submit an idea for our Ignite Talks – a member-led collection of short talks, premiering Tuesday, July 11, 02023. Ignite Talk speakers have precisely 5 minutes to amuse, educate, enlighten, or inspire the audience on a topic of their choosing. Submit your …Read more
How can we turn the tide on species loss and help biodiversity and bioabundance flourish for millennia to come? Join us on April 4 for a Long Now Talk with Revive & Restore Executive Director Ryan Phelan on how the latest advances in biotechnology can support wildlife conservation. In her talk, Ryan Phelan will share Revive & Restore’s new Genetic …Read more
Ryan Phelan | Bringing Biotech to Wildlife Conservationow.lyHow can we turn the tide on species loss and help biodiversity and bioabundance flourish for millennia to come?Ryan Phelan is Executive Director of Revive & … …Read more
Tonight: Join us for a Long Now Talk with Ryan Phelan of Revive & Restore exploring the latest frontiers in biotechnology — and how these innovations can help support the pressing conservation challenges of the now. Ryan Phelan | Bringing Biotech to Wildlife Conservationwww.youtube.comHow can we turn the tide on species loss and help biodiversity and bioabundance flourish for millennia …Read more
To understand the world we’re living in, we need to look beyond the nation-state and towards something bigger. Understanding the Modern World-System in the Longue Duréelongnow.orgTo understand the world we’re living in, we need to look beyond the nation-state and towards something bigger. …Read more
Today’s the final day to submit your pitches for our Ignite Talks – 5 minute talks from our members, supported by our production team. Have a great idea for a Long Now Talk? We’re excited to invite our Long Now Members to submit an idea for our Ignite Talks – a member-led collection of short talks, premiering Tuesday, July 11, …Read more
Good evening everyone! Welcome to tonight’s Long Now Talk featuring Ryan Phelan on Bringing Biotech to Wildlife Conservation. How can we turn the tide on species loss and help biodiversity and bioabundance flourish for millennia to come? Ryan Phelan is Executive Director of Revive & Restore, the… MoreRyan Phelan | Bringing Biotech to Wildlife Conservationwww.youtube.com …Read more
Satellite remote sensing techniques are quickly becoming a vital tool in the detection and tracking of endangered whale species.Finding a Whale in a Watery Haystack | Hakai Magazinehakaimagazine.com …Read more
A look into the deep history (and possible deep future) of technology and humanity from Our World in Data https:// ourworldindata.o rg/ technology-long- run …Read more
If you’re using a battery-powered device today, thank a torpedo ray. Here’s how the shockingly long medical tradition of using electric fish as treatments helped create the first batteries.The Shocking Medical History of Electric Fishlongnow.org …Read more
If you’re using a battery-powered device today, thank a torpedo ray. Here’s how the shockingly long medical tradition of using electric fish as treatments helped create the first batteries. https://longnow.org/ideas/the-shocking-medical-history-of-electric-fish/ …Read more
RT @Thieudaddy: Thread https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1643441898915516417 …Read more
RT @chrismichel: Inspiring @longnow talk last night by @Revive_Restore’s @Ryanphelan6 about leveraging biotech for wildlife conservation. Brilliantly moderated by @psaffo. …Read more
RT @MaxCRoser: This painting by the artist Isabella Kirkland is called ‘Back’. It shows 48 diffent species that were brought back from the brink of extinction through environmental conservation efforts. — http://isabellakirkland.com/back via @longnow …Read more
Miss our Long Now Talk with Ryan Phelan last night? Watch it now: https://youtube.com/live/wBgDd6hHfQo https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1643433627244699648 …Read more
RT @stewartbrand: A fine thread on the @Ryanphelan6 Long Now talk. https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1643437224263028744 …Read more
RT @erleellis: Conservation Optimism! 48 species brought back from the brink of extinction through habitat restoration and focused husbandry. Back, a painting by the artist Isabella Kirkland via @longnow @Ryanphelan6 #biodiversity …Read more
RT @EdAlvarezB: @longnow @Revive_Restore @Ryanphelan6 Very interesting the synthetic alternative to horseshoe crab blood …Read more
RT @DustinBajer: We’re living in an extinction valley https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1643438192794959872 …Read more
Two artifacts from the Long Now Foundation are featured in the Smithonian Institution’s National @airandspace Museum at the heart of an exhibit that takes a long-term perspective on the aerospace revolution and its impact on society. https://longnow.org/ideas/long-now-smithsonian-air-space/ …Read more
Biotechnological tools can help protect the most threatened species in the world today. Tomorrow at 7 PM: join us for a Long Now Talk with @Revive_Restore co-founder and Executive Director @Ryanphelan6 on Bringing Biotech to Wildlife Conservation. …Read more
RT @rifish: The first of my BBC deep time films is now on YouTube https://youtu.be/esqxYO5vsEI …Read more
RT @longnow: To understand the world we’re living in, we need to look beyond the nation-state and towards something bigger. https://longnow.org/ideas/understanding-the-modern-world-system-over-the-longue-duree/ …Read more
RT @longnow: Long-lasting indigenous traditions may present the best way to preserve the national animal of Peru. Written and featuring photographs by Heather Jasper (@HJasperTravels) on Reviving the Vicuña: https://longnow.org/ideas/vicuna-fur-conservation-peru/ …Read more
RT @rifish: 🎉 A big day for me today: The Long View is published! 🎉 We wanted to mark the launch with something special – and so here is the cover… in wood! The story behind it speaks to the kindness & creativity I often encounter in long-minded communities. Here’s how it was made… …Read more
To understand the world we’re living in, we need to look beyond the nation-state and towards something bigger. https://longnow.org/ideas/understanding-the-modern-world-system-over-the-longue-duree/ …Read more
RT @Revive_Restore: Bay Area friends! Join us for an evening with @Ryanphelan6 on April 4th at Club Fugazi, for an exploration of how new advances in biotechnology can support wildlife conservation. Tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/6tu66k6b …Read more
RT @stewartbrand: So, my wife’s doing a show next week at a beloved theatre in San Francisco’s North Beach for Long Now. https://twitter.com/revive_restore/status/1640761110558113803 …Read more
RT @JohnAblett: Taking a long view on the psychedelic renaissance: @MAPS policy director Ismail Ali (@sage_izzy) talking for the @longnow Foundation. He suggests that discussions about psychedelics are really rooted in ideas about grief, trauma, community & connection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AF7ZcPZYsc …Read more
Next week: join us for a Long Now Talk with @Revive_Restore co-founder and Executive Director Ryan Phelan on how new advances in biotechnology can support wildlife conservation. …Read more
RT @JohnAblett: Taking a long view on the psychedelic renaissance: @MAPS policy director Ismail Ali (@sage_izzy) talking for the @longnow Foundation. He suggests that discussions about psychedelics are really rooted in ideas about grief, trauma, community & connection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AF7ZcPZYsc …Read more
RT @longnow: Long-lasting indigenous traditions may present the best way to preserve the national animal of Peru. Written and featuring photographs by Heather Jasper (@HJasperTravels) on Reviving the Vicuña: https://longnow.org/ideas/vicuna-fur-conservation-peru/ …Read more
“The best climate fiction can do more than spur us to action to save the world we have — it can help us conceptualize the worlds, both beautiful and dire, that may lie ahead. These stories can be maps to the future.” https://longnow.org/ideas/how-to-imagine-climate-futures/ …Read more
RT @warrenmyers: “Where gaps in public knowledge exist, conspiracies spring into life” https://longnow.org/ideas/the-truth-about-antarctica/ …Read more

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