As the end-of-year hustle approaches, keep this antidote on hand: @jennitaur.bsky.social's exploration of deep attention and how to challenge to our obsession with linear progress longnow.org/talks/02023-...

How the brain’s ability to model creates explosions in intelligence, from @blaiseaguera.bsky.social's Long Now Talk.

Mycelium on the moon, biological glue, DNA wire? Lynn Rothschild’s NASA lab is responsible for mindboggling off-planet technologies that could also provide radically sustainable solutions for Earthbound problems. Watch Lynn Rothschild’s full Long Now Talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=caKc...

Lost Landscapes celebrates 20 years of film ephemera! Join us for a 20th anniversary screening, featuring 300 newly-unearthed archival films creating a panorama of 128 years of SF history.

Exciting update: @kevinkelly.bsky.social, founding editor of WIRED and long-time friend of Long Now, will be our guest host for the Kate Crawford Talk on Nov 12. Tickets are going fast, join us!

In the latest Ideas piece, track the production of the Amazon Echo—from rare earth minerals to data center. Authors @katecrawford.bsky.social and Vladan Joler create an anatomical map of human labor, data, and planetary resources: longnow.org/ideas/anatom...

Did you know the lifetime of Whole Earth Catalog, starting in 01968, has been archived, preserved, and indexed? Thanks to @archive.org and Grey Area you can read nearly every issue at wholeearth.info

This video is really important. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o... It connects the dots between A.I. and climate disasters and is just a perfectly crafted piece of investigation and exposition. @katecrawford.bsky.social

Congratulations to our friends at @archive.org! Oct 22 is officially Internet Archive Day. 1 trillion pages archived, an extraordinary accomplishment.

A Long Now Talk to help situate our present technological moment within civilization’s long arc of governance, empire, and expansion, with AI scholar @katecrawford.bsky.social. Nov 12, 02025, 7pm More event info + tickets: longnow.org/talks/02025-...

[Ticket announcement] Award-winning author, artist & AI scholar @katecrawford.bsky.social joins us live in SF on Nov. 12. She will explore how past infrastructures and ideologies shape today’s AI tools, and help us imagine a future that is more sustainable & accountable. longnow.org/talks/02025-...

[LIVESTREAM] Tonight (Tuesday 10/14), Dr. Lynn J. Rothschild of NASA's Ames Research Center explores the bleeding edge of synthetic and evolutionary biology on Earth and beyond. Tune in live at 7pm PT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8435...

To answer to the question "what is intelligence?" @blaiseaguera.bsky.social connects the evolutionary dots between life, computation, and symbiogenesis in the latest Long Now Talk: youtu.be/KhSJuqDUJME?...

“You only exist here. And you exist here because four billion years was necessary to construct you on this planet.” - @saraimari.bsky.social

A wonderful, expansive conversation with Long Now cofounder Brian Eno on the @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social show today. "I think that’s what I mean by ‘generative music.’ You start the piece, but it finishes itself. It carries on finishing itself for the rest of time.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...

NASA researcher Dr. Lynn Rothschild has -built synthetic cells -3D-printed trees -designed fungal-based housing for the moon You don't want to miss her upcoming talk exploring bleeding-edge synthetic and evolutionary biology, and how it can save us: longnow.org/talks/02025-...

Jane Goodall radically changed how we understand and relate to other intelligences on Earth. Learn more about how Goodall's approach left lasting impacts on primatology and many other fields of study in this excerpt from Elizabeth Lonsdorf's 02019 Talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqGJ...

I'm elated to share that I've joined @longnow.org as Director of Strategic Initiatives. While a long / deep time perspective can feel like a luxury in times such as ours, I'm grateful for a community of thinkers & practitioners hopefully creating the conditions for the many potential futures ahead.

We are thrilled to welcome @denisehearn.bsky.social as our new Director of Strategic Initiatives. She is an accomplished speaker (listen to her 02024 Long Now Talk, “Embodied Economies” t.co/MqaDE8GQjN), as well as an author, advisor, and Berggruen Institute fellow.

What if the solutions to humanity's greatest challenges have already been invented by nature? Dr. Lynn Rothschild of NASA's Ames Research Center explores the bleeding edge of synthetic biology in her upcoming Long Now Talk. Tickets and more info here: longnow.org/talks/02025-...

Everything alive is a computer—because the processes that enable life, at its core, are computational. This was a central point in my presentation and conversation with Benjamin Bratton at @longnow.org, where we challenged conventional notions about biological and artificial systems.

TUNE IN: livestream starts at 7:00pm PT In his Long Now Talk “What is Intelligence?” @blaiseaguera.bsky.social will discuss the connection between the nature of life and computing. Q&A hosted by Benjamin Bratton: www.youtube.com/live/NKxAWa7...

For those of us raised on science fiction, having AI become part of everyday life feels like the breakthrough we’ve been expecting. Yet some critics insist that no matter what these models do, they're not truly intelligent—just clever simulacra.

I summarize this perspective in a new piece for @longnow.org, exploring how AI represents the next chapter in the long-running symbiotic story of life on Earth: bit.ly/4gdOWey

I want to file all memories big and small. It's part of a project I'm working on for Fort Mason to commemorate the institution's founding, which is fascinating and unexpected.

Do you have memories of Fort Mason in San Francisco to share? Next week at Fort Mason, from noon on Friday, 9/5 to noon on Saturday, 9/6, @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social of @kqedforum.bsky.social will catalog memories of Fort Mason to mark the center’s 50th anniversary. fortmason.org/event/alexis...

Are modern AI models conscious? In a new essay for @longnow.org, @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, CTO of Technology & Society at Google, makes the case that the answer is yes. longnow.org/ideas/life-i...

Can artificial intelligence systems truly possess intelligence? As upcoming Long Now Talks speaker @blaiseaguera.bsky.social argues, taking a functional approach to defining intelligence allows us to place synthetic intelligence into a broader lineage of consciousness. longnow.org/ideas/life-i...

We're honored to announce that The Interval at Long Now has been named the Best Cocktail Bar in San Francisco by San Francisco Magazine. Thank you to all of the dedicated bartenders & staff who have made The Interval into a one-of-a-kind gathering place, as well as all of our patrons.

A really beautiful Long Now insight: "Fossil fuels are a transition phase, not something we want to or even can rely on indefinitely. Our civilisation is up and running, and now it’s time to throw the switch."

Long Now is hiring! Come join our team and work with us to foster imagination at the timescale of civilization. We're looking for a full-time Communications Manager, contract IT Support, and (starting in September) a Bartender at The Interval at Long Now. Learn more: longnow.org/careers

Long Now is seeking experienced IT support to meet both our ongoing operational needs and a range of upcoming project-based work. We are currently envisioning this as a contract role with opportunities for growth over time. Learn more & Apply at: longnow.org/careers

The Long Now Foundation is hiring a Communications Manager to help provide more people with deeper and more meaningful access to long-term thinking and civilizational-scale ideas. Interested? Apply at longnow.org/careers

What if AI is not here actually to replace us, but to remind us who we actually are? Kim Carson's Long Now Talk: Inspired by Intelligence: Purpose and Creativity in the AI Era makes the case for AI as a way to emphasize humanity's most important creative capacities. Watch: youtu.be/hYzPqAPFHzs

Forest Ecologist Suzanne Simard reveals that trees are part of a complex, interdependent circle of life 🌳🌍🍃✨ youtu.be/ydbzrun3opk @longnow.org #science #mycology #ecology (Mother Trees and the Social Forest)

What is Life? In her Long Now Talk, astrobiologist and theoretical physicist Sara Imari Walker (@saraimari.bsky.social) explores the fundamental nature of life and how can physics help shape our understanding of how it arises in the universe. Full talk here: youtu.be/zhzxQraB2m0?...

Artificial Intelligence tools can help researchers crack some of the hardest problems in deciphering ancient languages — but these tools only work in concert with human ingenuity and expertise. @taras-grescoe.com on the ancient codes that AI can't crack: longnow.org/ideas/the-co...

this talk was so fun!! a very thoughtful exploration of a big, weird question, featuring at least one reference to madonna

What is Life? In her Long Now Talk, astrobiologist and theoretical physicist Sara Imari Walker (@saraimari.bsky.social) explores the fundamental nature of life and how can physics help shape our understanding of how it arises in the universe. Full talk here: youtu.be/zhzxQraB2m0?...

The Long Now Foundation is proud to announce Christopher Michel as its first Artist-in-Residence. Through his photography, @christophermichel.com has captured both the world’s most renowned scientists & long-term thinkers as well as our planet’s natural landscapes. longnow.org/ideas/christ...

What does building a more abundant future look like — and how can long-term thinking help? In their Long Now Talk, @ezraklein.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social discuss the failures of contemporary governance and how we fix them with @michaelpollan.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9wg...

Ancient bristlecone pines have been collecting data for us for millennia. Scientists like Long Now Research Fellow Anne Heggli (@driscience.bsky.social) work to build a long-term scientific legacy among these ancient trees. longnow.org/ideas/long-s...

Ancient bristlecone pines have been collecting data for us for millennia. Scientists like Long Now Research Fellow Anne Heggli (@driscience.bsky.social) work to build a long-term scientific legacy among these ancient trees. longnow.org/ideas/long-s...

The Catholic Church has been undergoing a long, slow shift, playing out on the timescale of centuries: a shift to distance itself from the popular enthusiasms of its most devout parishioners. Read @johnwlast.bsky.social on the tensions within sainthood: longnow.org/ideas/saints...

Loving the latest Pace Layers journal from the @longnow.org This article hit home to me on the small bits of reflection we all can do to better appreciate our place in this world. Worth a read. longnow.org/ideas/deep-t...

Stephen Heintz and Kim Stanley Robinson say we live in an “Age of Turbulence.” In their new Long Now Talk, they discuss “A Logic For The Future” — a new path for international relations in the face of the chaos of our current age. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO7e...

Photographed Dr. Larry Brilliant at @longnow.org in San Francisco, a fitting place for someone who helped eradicate smallpox and has spent his life blending science, service, and foresight. A reminder that real brilliance serves others. Full story: glass.photo/cm/F1IQRFmjf... @nationalacademies.org

Kim Carson and The Long Now share some thoughts about creativity, AI, and intelligence: What if AI isn't here to replace us but to remind us who we are? www.youtube.com/live/cpCkB80... #ai @longnow.org

What if AI isn’t here as replacement or overlord, but to remind us of who we are and what is possible? Starting in 45 minutes: a Long Now Talk from Kim Carson on Purpose and Creativity in the AI Era www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpCk...

Fifty-five years ago today, the first Earth Day in 01970 was inspired by NASA's release of the first human-captured photos of Earth from Space in 01968. The organizers of Earth Day celebrations all over the planet used the image of our planet from space as symbol of unity: humanity, together.