The Truth About Antarctica - Long Now
Feb 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 NOW — fostering long term thinking
The Long Now Foundation. 2 Marina Boulevard. Fort Mason Center, Building A. San Francisco, California 94123. Long Now's website is changing... The Long Now Foundation is a nonprofit encouraging imagination at the timescale of civilization— the next and last 10,000 years— what we call the long now.
The Clock of the Long Now - Long Now
Once through the doors you head into the darkness of a long tunnel. At the end, there’s the mildest hint of light ahead that you slowly find your way to. You look up. There is a faint light filtering down to you through giant gears illuminating the beginning of a spiral staircase.
Talks - Long Now
Long 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.
Prototype 1 - 10,000 Year Clock - The Long Now - Long Now …
Prototype 1. Completed on December 31st 01999. This first prototype of the 10,000 Year Clock is currently on loan to the Science Museum of London, and can be seen as the final piece in the “Making of the Modern World” exhibit. This prototype began to tick on December 31, 01999 after an almost three year research and design effort.
Seminars About Long-term Thinking: A Monthly ... - Long Now …
Nov 22 Roman Krznaric, Kate Raworth“What Doughnut Economics Can Learn From History”. The Long Now Foundation's monthly Seminars were started in 02003 to build a compelling body of ideas about long-term thinking; to help nudge civilization toward our goal of making long-term thinking automatic and common instead of difficult and rare.
Visit The Interval - Long Now
The Interval is a bar, café, museum, and the home of The Long Now Foundation. Situated in San Francisco's historic Fort Mason Center, The Interval features a floor-to-ceiling library of the books you might need to rebuild civilization, mechanical prototypes for a clock meant to last for 10,000 years, art that continually evolves in real time, and a time-inspired menu of artisan drinks.
About - The Long Now - Long Now Foundation
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 ...
Orrery - 10,000 Year Clock - The Long Now - Long Now Foundation
Orrery. You can see more about the Orrery in Discover magazine's November 02005 cover story. The Orrery is an eight-foot tall planetary display. It shows the relative position of the six human-eye visible planets (Mercury through Saturn). The lower six layers are a mechanical-binary calculation engine, each with a geneva output to a gear that ...
Long Now Board Members - Long Now
Emeritus Executive Director (01997- 02023) & Emeritus Member of the Board of Directors. Following a quarter century of leadership of The Long Now Foundation, Alexander Rose continues his work on The Clock of the Long Now and his research to discover the stories and lessons behind the world’s longest-lived organizations.