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The Long Now Foundation was established in *01996 to creatively foster long-term thinking and responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years. Learn More >>

Seminars About Long-term Thinking

On Thursday April 1, 02010 • in 2 weeks, 2 days

David Eagleman

“Six Easy Steps to Avert the Collapse of Civilization”

 

+ Read Stewart Brand's Introduction

David Eagleman may be the best combination of scientist and fiction-writer alive. Sum, his collection of afterlife alternatives, made a stunning literary debut last year and now appears in 21 languages. Simultaneously he is a neuroscientist at Baylor College of Medicine, specializing in time perception.

In this talk he spells out how to save the world.

Doors open 7pm, Talk begins 7:30pm lasting ~1.5 hours

Herbst Theatre on Van Ness Ave. San Francisco, California

Previous Seminars

  • Wade Davis
  • “The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World”
  • Paul Romer
  • “A Theory of History, with an Application”

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The 10,000 Year Clock

A monument scale, multi-millennial, all mechanical clock
as an icon to long term thinking.

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Michael Chabon

The Pulitzer Prize winning author, has written one of the very best articles (PDF) on The Long Now Foundation to date, which was printed in the January 02006 issue of Details Magazine.

Read the full article >>

Rosetta Project

Building an Archive of ALL Documented Human Languages.

The Rosetta Project
  • 2,376 Languages
  • 95,254 Text Pages

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