Who is The Long Now Foundation?
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 Tuesday July 28, 02009
Pamela Ronald & Raoul Adamchak
Organically Grown and Genetically Engineered: The Food of the Future
She's the head of a plant genetics lab at UC Davis; he teaches organic farming there. They're married (with kids), and they coauthored Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food.
In the book they wrote: "To meet the appetites of the world's population without drastically hurting the environment requires a visionary new approach: combining genetic engineering and organic farming. Genetic engineering can be used to develop seeds with enhanced resistance to pests and pathogens; organic farming can manage the overall spectrum of pests more effectively."
Agriculture has been a revolutionary biological science for 10,000 years, husbanding soil, tweaking the genes of the food crops. This is the next stage.
The Long Now Foundation's Seminars about Long-term Thinking are hosted by Stewart Brand.
Doors open 7:00pm, talk at 7:30pm lasting ~1.5 hours
Cowell Theatre in Fort Mason Center
San Francisco, California
Please Note:
- Room for 100 walk-ups for the free simulcast in the Lobby - this is a separate line, so get there early!
- Seating is limited and subject to availability; purchase or reserve your seat early.
- Members and Ticket holders: if you arrive after 7:25 we may not be able to seat you in the theater.
- All tickets and RSVP's are Will-Call and can also be ordered over the phone from Brown Paper Tickets.
- Please allow time for traffic, parking, walking to the theater and check-in.
Visit us at The Long Now Museum & Store at Fort Mason Center in San
Francisco. Our latest prototypes, the
Orrery and Solar
Synchronizer are on display. Ask Austin or Veronica to see how they work!
Monday - Friday: 10:30am to 5:00pm
Saturday - Sunday 11:00am to 6:00pm
The Long Now Museum and Store will be closed on the following dates:
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Long Now Membership
High-quality streaming video is now available of our Seminar series! Join our new Membership Program to see the videos and to support Long Now.
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ANATHEM
Neal Stephenson's new book Anathem is inspired in part by The Clock of the Long Now. You can purchase Anathem on Amazon through our referral link.
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Blog of The Long Now
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Previous Seminars
Monday May 18, 02009
Paul Romer - A Theory of History, with an Application
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Rosetta Project
The Rosetta Project website is now the largest collection of linguistic data on the Net.
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Long Bets
Make predictions or bets about future events of importance. Visit the Long Bets website.
Featured Bet
“Over a ten-year period commencing on January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 2017, the S & P 500 will outperform a portfolio of funds of hedge funds, when performance is measured on a basis net of fees, costs and expenses.”
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Michael Chabon on The Long Now
Printed in the January 02006 Details Magazine, this article (PDF) by Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon, is one of the very best on The Long Now Foundation to date.
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* The Long Now Foundation uses five digit dates, the extra zero is to solve the deca-millennium bug which will come into effect in about 8,000 years.
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