By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 3 Aug 23
Miss our Member Ignite Talks last week? You can watch all of them on YouTube now: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6uS2H8g4Y2_M7AxP7tXReQS7FpAbaQXL
Miss our Member Ignite Talks last week? You can watch all of them on YouTube now: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6uS2H8g4Y2_M7AxP7tXReQS7FpAbaQXL
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 12 Jul 23
Good evening everyone! Welcome to the Long Now Member Ignite Talks featuring 13 Long Now Members on topics of their choice. Long Now has produced hundreds of talks from the world’s leading long-term thinkers. Now, we’re showcasing a curated set of Ignite Talks created & given by our own members. An Ignite talk is a story format created by Brady Forrest & Bre Pettis that’s 5 minutes long, told by a speaker who has 20 slides that advances automatically every 15 seconds – ready or not! Join us on YouTube to watch the talks, and chat with our presenters! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKAw0rtZAbU
Good evening everyone! Welcome to the Long Now Member Ignite Talks featuring 13 Long Now Members on topics of their choice. Long Now has produced hundreds of talks from the world’s leading long-term thinkers. Now, we’re showcasing a curated set of Ignite Talks created & given by our own members. An Ignite talk is a story format created by Brady
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 21 Jun 23
Biotechnology can help us turn the tide on the new wave of species loss – and unlock a new age of biological abundance for future generations. Ryan Phelan, Executive Director of Revive & Restore, explains how we can bring biotech to wildlife conservation: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ryan-phelan-bringing-biotech-to-wildlife-conservation/id186908455?i=1000617775298
Biotechnology can help us turn the tide on the new wave of species loss – and unlock a new age of biological abundance for future generations. Ryan Phelan, Executive Director of Revive & Restore, explains how we can bring biotech to wildlife conservation: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ryan-phelan-bringing-biotech-to-wildlife-conservation/id186908455?i=1000617775298
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 21 Jun 23
Happy Summer Solstice! Today is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. For millennia, people have used the solstices to keep track of the passage of time. Stonehenge is one of many examples of calendars aligned to the solstice sunrise. https://longnow.org/ideas/how-to-tell-time-using-stonehenge/Photos from The Long Now Foundation’s post
Happy Summer Solstice! Today is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. For millennia, people have used the solstices to keep track of the passage of time. Stonehenge is one of many examples of calendars aligned to the solstice sunrise. https://longnow.org/ideas/how-to-tell-time-using-stonehenge/Photos from The Long Now Foundation’s post
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 15 Jun 23
How can science fiction help us imagine new futures and make sense of our current civilizational struggles? Listen to our new podcast with Hugo-award winning sci-fi authors Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz to find out how to Resist Dystopia. Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking: Becky Chambers, Annalee Newitz: Resisting Dystopia on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.comShow Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking, Ep Becky Chambers, Annalee Newitz: Resisting Dystopia – Jun 15, 2023
How can science fiction help us imagine new futures and make sense of our current civilizational struggles? Listen to our new podcast with Hugo-award winning sci-fi authors Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz to find out how to Resist Dystopia. Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking: Becky Chambers, Annalee Newitz: Resisting Dystopia on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.comShow Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking,
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 9 Jun 23
Want to build something that lasts? We’re looking for an Executive Director to lead The Long Now Foundation into its next quarter-century. We stand at a critical juncture in the history of our society. We’re looking for a visionary leader that will help steer us into the future with long-term thinking and bold decision-making. As Executive Director, you will lead all aspects of The Long Now Foundation as we enter our next chapter as an organization. Your responsibility: making a long-lasting impact and leaving an inspiring legacy for future generations. Long Now’s Executive Director will work to advance and refine
Want to build something that lasts? We’re looking for an Executive Director to lead The Long Now Foundation into its next quarter-century. We stand at a critical juncture in the history of our society. We’re looking for a visionary leader that will help steer us into the future with long-term thinking and bold decision-making. As Executive Director, you will lead
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 1 Jun 23
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.
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.
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 1 Jun 23
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 would help Long Now sustain itself through centuries & millennia. That research made it clear that the first generational transition is the most challenging one. Remarkable institutions become remarkable by wisely stewarding the next generation of leadership. Long Now is
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
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 1 Jun 23
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 take that view. Our stories are set against a longer temporal backdrop, going further backwards & forwards in time than the typical news story. For more information on the kinds of stories we’re looking for, how much we pay, and
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