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 …
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.
Projects - Long Now
WEBThe Long Now Foundation. 2 Marina Boulevard. Fort Mason Center, Building A. San Francisco, California 94123. Our most significant forays into long-term thinking.
Danny Hillis - Long Now
WEBW. Daniel ("Danny") Hillis is the co-founder of Applied Invention, an interdisciplinary group of engineers, scientists and artists that develop technology solutions in partnership with leading companies and entrepreneurs. He is also the co-founder of Applied Minds, visiting professor at the MIT Media Lab, the Widney Professor of Engineering and ...
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, "The Future Has Always Been Crazier Than …
WEBFeb 7, 2008 — Nassim Nicholas Taleb, "The Future Has Always Been Crazier Than We Thought". By Stewart Brand. Feb 7, 02008. Dispatches from Extremistan. A “black swan,” Taleb explained, is an event which is 1) Hard to predict; 2) Highly consequential; 3) Wrongly retro-predicted. We pretend we know why the big event happened, and so entrench our …
The 100 Oldest Companies - Long Now
WEBJun 13, 2008 — Number 8 on the list is Ambert d’Auvergne a paper company founded in France in 1326. By the time Picasso bought paper from them, they were already 600 years old and venerable. Google, by the way is 10 years old. Microsoft, that ancient dinosaur of a company, is 23.
Long Now Years: Five-digit Dates and Y10K-compliance at Home
WEBThe Long Now Foundation uses five-digit dates to guard against the deca-millennium bug (the “Y10K” problem) which will come into effect in about 8,000 years. As you may have noticed any reference we make to a year begins with a zero: 01977, 03012, 02000, 00521, 01215, etc. It’s an idiosyncrasy to which we are dedicated.
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.
Is Technology Moving Too Fast? - The Long Now - Long Now …
WEBConstant technological revolution makes planning difficult, and a society that stops planning for the future is likely to become a brittle society. It could experience violent economic swings. It could trip into wars fought with vicious new weapons. Its pervasive new technologies could fail in massive or horrible ways.