The Long Now Foundation

Our mission at The Long Now Foundation is to foster long-term thinking and responsibility. Through our Long Now Talks series which began in 02003 and features speakers from around the world, we hope to ignite cultural imagination around long-term thinking. The talks are filmed live in San Francisco, and we release podcasts and videos from them which are publicly available online.

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Past (87)

Alicia Escott & Heidi Quante: The Bureau of Linguistical Reality primary image

Alicia Escott & Heidi Quante: The Bureau of Linguistical Reality

Tue, Mar 12 • 7:00 PM

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Jonathan Cordero - Indigenous Sovereign Futures primary image

Jonathan Cordero - Indigenous Sovereign Futures

Tue, Feb 6 • 7:00 PM

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Denise Hearn - Embodied Economies: How our Economic Stories Shape the World primary image

Denise Hearn - Embodied Economies: How our Economic Stories Shape the World

Tue, Jan 23 • 7:00 PM

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LOST LANDSCAPES 02023: YouTube Premiere primary image

LOST LANDSCAPES 02023: YouTube Premiere

Mon, Dec 11 • 7:00 PM PST

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Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees primary image

Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees

Tue, Nov 14 • 7:00 PM

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Abby Smith Rumsey: Hijacked Histories, Polarized Futures primary image

Abby Smith Rumsey: Hijacked Histories, Polarized Futures

Tue, Oct 10 • 7:00 PM

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The Complex Aftermath of Globalization primary image

The Complex Aftermath of Globalization

Tue, Sep 26 • 7:00 PM

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Coco Krumme: The False Promise of Optimization primary image

Coco Krumme: The False Promise of Optimization

Tue, Sep 12 • 7:00 PM

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Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz: Resisting Dystopia primary image

Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz: Resisting Dystopia

Tue, Apr 18 • 7:00 PM

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Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock primary image

Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock

Tue, Mar 7 • 7:00 PM

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Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads primary image

Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads

Tue, Feb 14 • 7:00 PM

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Ryan North: How to Invent Everything primary image

Ryan North: How to Invent Everything

Tue, Jan 31 • 7:00 PM

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Alicia Escott & Heidi Quante: The Bureau of Linguistical Reality primary image

Alicia Escott & Heidi Quante: The Bureau of Linguistical Reality

Tue, Mar 12 • 7:00 PM

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Jonathan Cordero - Indigenous Sovereign Futures primary image

Jonathan Cordero - Indigenous Sovereign Futures

Tue, Feb 6 • 7:00 PM

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Denise Hearn - Embodied Economies: How our Economic Stories Shape the World primary image

Denise Hearn - Embodied Economies: How our Economic Stories Shape the World

Tue, Jan 23 • 7:00 PM

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LOST LANDSCAPES 02023: YouTube Premiere primary image

LOST LANDSCAPES 02023: YouTube Premiere

Mon, Dec 11 • 7:00 PM PST

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Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees primary image

Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees

Tue, Nov 14 • 7:00 PM

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Abby Smith Rumsey: Hijacked Histories, Polarized Futures primary image

Abby Smith Rumsey: Hijacked Histories, Polarized Futures

Tue, Oct 10 • 7:00 PM

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The Complex Aftermath of Globalization primary image

The Complex Aftermath of Globalization

Tue, Sep 26 • 7:00 PM

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Coco Krumme: The False Promise of Optimization primary image

Coco Krumme: The False Promise of Optimization

Tue, Sep 12 • 7:00 PM

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Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz: Resisting Dystopia primary image

Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz: Resisting Dystopia

Tue, Apr 18 • 7:00 PM

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Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock primary image

Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock

Tue, Mar 7 • 7:00 PM

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Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads primary image

Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads

Tue, Feb 14 • 7:00 PM

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Ryan North: How to Invent Everything primary image

Ryan North: How to Invent Everything

Tue, Jan 31 • 7:00 PM

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Our mission at The Long Now Foundation is to foster long-term thinking and responsibility. Through our Long Now Talks series which began in 02003 and features speakers from around the world, we hope to ignite cultural imagination around long-term thinking. The talks are filmed live in San Francisco, and we release podcasts and videos from them which are publicly available online.

Events

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Alicia Escott & Heidi Quante: The Bureau of Linguistical Reality primary image

Alicia Escott & Heidi Quante: The Bureau of Linguistical Reality

Tue, Mar 12 • 7:00 PM

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Jonathan Cordero - Indigenous Sovereign Futures primary image

Jonathan Cordero - Indigenous Sovereign Futures

Tue, Feb 6 • 7:00 PM

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Denise Hearn - Embodied Economies: How our Economic Stories Shape the World primary image

Denise Hearn - Embodied Economies: How our Economic Stories Shape the World

Tue, Jan 23 • 7:00 PM

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LOST LANDSCAPES 02023: YouTube Premiere primary image

LOST LANDSCAPES 02023: YouTube Premiere

Mon, Dec 11 • 7:00 PM PST

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Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees primary image

Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees

Tue, Nov 14 • 7:00 PM

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Abby Smith Rumsey: Hijacked Histories, Polarized Futures primary image

Abby Smith Rumsey: Hijacked Histories, Polarized Futures

Tue, Oct 10 • 7:00 PM

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The Complex Aftermath of Globalization primary image

The Complex Aftermath of Globalization

Tue, Sep 26 • 7:00 PM

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Coco Krumme: The False Promise of Optimization primary image

Coco Krumme: The False Promise of Optimization

Tue, Sep 12 • 7:00 PM

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Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz: Resisting Dystopia primary image

Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz: Resisting Dystopia

Tue, Apr 18 • 7:00 PM

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Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock primary image

Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock

Tue, Mar 7 • 7:00 PM

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Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads primary image

Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads

Tue, Feb 14 • 7:00 PM

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Ryan North: How to Invent Everything primary image

Ryan North: How to Invent Everything

Tue, Jan 31 • 7:00 PM

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Alicia Escott & Heidi Quante: The Bureau of Linguistical Reality primary image

Alicia Escott & Heidi Quante: The Bureau of Linguistical Reality

Tue, Mar 12 • 7:00 PM

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Jonathan Cordero - Indigenous Sovereign Futures primary image

Jonathan Cordero - Indigenous Sovereign Futures

Tue, Feb 6 • 7:00 PM

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Denise Hearn - Embodied Economies: How our Economic Stories Shape the World primary image

Denise Hearn - Embodied Economies: How our Economic Stories Shape the World

Tue, Jan 23 • 7:00 PM

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LOST LANDSCAPES 02023: YouTube Premiere primary image

LOST LANDSCAPES 02023: YouTube Premiere

Mon, Dec 11 • 7:00 PM PST

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Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees primary image

Chronodiversity: Thinking about Time with Trees

Tue, Nov 14 • 7:00 PM

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Abby Smith Rumsey: Hijacked Histories, Polarized Futures primary image

Abby Smith Rumsey: Hijacked Histories, Polarized Futures

Tue, Oct 10 • 7:00 PM

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The Complex Aftermath of Globalization primary image

The Complex Aftermath of Globalization

Tue, Sep 26 • 7:00 PM

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Coco Krumme: The False Promise of Optimization primary image

Coco Krumme: The False Promise of Optimization

Tue, Sep 12 • 7:00 PM

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Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz: Resisting Dystopia primary image

Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz: Resisting Dystopia

Tue, Apr 18 • 7:00 PM

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Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock primary image

Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock

Tue, Mar 7 • 7:00 PM

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Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads primary image

Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads

Tue, Feb 14 • 7:00 PM

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Ryan North: How to Invent Everything primary image

Ryan North: How to Invent Everything

Tue, Jan 31 • 7:00 PM

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