LONG NOW — fostering long term thinking
WEBEveryone everywhere is invited to join us on this journey. Our global membership program connects over 11,000 individuals across more than 65 countries to a whole world of long-term thinking. TOP: Long Now members in conversation at The Interval. BOTTOM: The Interval, The Long Now Foundation's bar, café, museum and event space. The Long Now ...
The Clock of the Long Now - Long Now
WEBIn 02024, Danny Hillis answered frequently asked questions about The Clock. In 02022, the bells of The Clock pealed for the first time. This footage is from the new documentary We Are As Gods, which explores the many legacies of Long Now co-founder Stewart Brand. Video unavailable.
The Truth About Antarctica - Long Now
WEBFeb 21, 2023 · The only continent with no history of human habitation, the vast ice fields of Antarctica have formed a blank slate onto which humanity can project itself: all of itself, from the heroic, imperial superego to the conspiratorial id. It has attracted pilgrims and truth-seekers, scientists and artists, writers and soldiers.
Long Player - The Long Now
WEBLong Conversation - Pete Worden Announces 100-Year Starship from The Long Now Foundation on Vimeo. Jem Finer's Longplayer is a 1,000 year long composition that's been playing continually at listening posts around the world since the beginning of the millennium. For 1,000 minutes this October 16th it will be performed live by 18 musicians on an ...
Talks - Long Now
WEBLong Now Talks started in 02003 to build a compelling body of ideas about long-term thinking from speakers around the world. By encouraging thought and conversation about what might be in store for us in the next century, the next millennium, and the next geological era, The Long Now Foundation ultimately tries to expand our collective sense of the present moment.
Stewart Brand, Paul Saffo: Pace Layers Thinking - The Long Now
WEBPaul Saffo's Wikipedia page. Stewart Brand and Paul Saffo will discuss the Pace Layers framework for how a healthy society functions, which Stewart introduced in his book The Clock of Long Now (01999). More than fifteen years after its debut, this concept continues to be influential and inspiring. From January 02015.
The century palm - Long Now
WEBJan 17, 2008 · The century palm. By Stuart Candy. Jan 17, 02008. Image: John Dransfield / Royal Botanic Gardens via AP. Associated Press reports ( via Discovery Science ): A self-destructing palm tree that flowers once every 100 years and then dies has been discovered on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, botanists said Thursday. […]
WEBWhy the future doesn't need us. Our most powerful 21st-century technologies - robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech - are threatening to make humans an endangered species. By Bill Joy. From the moment I became involved in the creation of new technologies, their ethical dimensions have concerned me, but …
Nicky Case: Seeing Whole Systems - The Long Now - Long Now …
WEBSeeing Whole Systems. Nicky Case is an independent game developer who creates interactive games and simulations including Parable of the Polygons (02014), Coming Out Simulator (02014), We Become What We Behold (02016), To Build A Better Ballot (02016), and LOOPY (02017). Nicky Case’s presentations are as …
Reviving the Vicuña - Long Now
WEBMar 7, 2023 · Photograph by Heather Jasper. When the Inca lost control of South America, the vicuña lost its protection. In the late 01500s, hunting vicuña went from being a capital crime to being encouraged by the Spanish crown. Change started in 01777, when the Spanish Imperial Court decreed it was illegal to kill a vicuña.
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