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Is a living thing a machine? Biologist Michael Levin says no — and also yes. A rich exploration of how our metaphors are failing us, by our upcoming Entangled Intelligences speaker Michael Levin: www.noemamag.com/living-thing... via @noemamag.com

A rich and deep talk last night at @longnow.org with @baratunde.com & @blaiseaguera.bsky.social about interdependence… www.youtube.com/live/FPx_TTG...

For those who can’t join us in person tonight, the talk will be livestreamed on @longnow.org's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPx_...

I'm absolutely thrilled to have written this article for @longnow.org. It's about AI and time: how we got here, and what we can do now, when all of the pace layers are disrupted at once by an influx of new minds. longnow.org/ideas/attent...

Just in case anyone wants to learn about the Art & Science projects at the Nevada Bristlecone Preserve and the importance of long-term data and long-term monitoring. Thanks to @longnow.org for hosting! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C28...

DRI researcher and Long Now Research Fellow, Anne Heggli presented the value of high-resolution climate data collected in the Long Now Foundation’s Bristlecone Preserve. Learn more: bit.ly/longnowanneheggli @longnow.org #Nevada #BristleconePine #DiscoverDRI #ClimateData

A century-long artwork that grows a forest to print a library of future books that will remain sealed and unread until 02114... How this vision for @futurelibrary.bsky.social was made real, and what it will take to keep it alive: longnow.org/ideas/future...

How do we co-create a future with tech that actually serves humanity and the planet? On Oct 22, join @baratunde.com and @blaiseaguera.bsky.social for "On Interdependence": a 10,000-year look at civic action, Indigenous wisdom, and human survival. Tickets: longnow.org/talks/02026-...

Jonathan Keats photographed at The Interval at the @longnow.org Artist, philosopher, and professional provocateur, Keats has spent years making us think differently about time, technology, civilization, and what it means to be human.

These talks are fascinating. Check them out on the Protocol Institute YouTube channel when they are posted in a few days youtube.com/@protocol-in...

[TUNE IN] Tomorrow Sep 29 @ 7PM: For the first time in over a decade of research, Long Now Research Fellow Anne Heggli presents high-resolution climate data collected at Long Now's Nevada Bristlecone Preserve in the Great Basin. Livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiLS...

Did you know you can watch "How Buildings Learn," the classic six-part BBC series (01997) completely free on YouTube? Scored by Brian Eno and based on Stewart Brand’s book, it's essential for any fan of architecture and Long Now lore. Find all the episodes here: www.youtube.com/@consarch775...

Don't miss an evening exploring art & science of bristlecones: Long Now Research Fellow Anne Heggli presents her decade of scientific findings. Plus, a screening of our award-winning documentary. In-person tickets are sold out, but join us on the livestream: longnow.org/talks/02026-...

Burning Man is happening again this week. A city rises from the Nevada dust. For a few strange days, the improbable becomes real. Then almost everything disappears. A few photographs from my years on the playa: View my photos at: www.christophermichel.com/Places-2025/...

Science needs optimism. “This is the reason we tolerate failed experiments, broken theories, and rejections from journals. To do science well and rigorously, we must believe that a better truth is possible.” @cbo.bsky.social in a review of 𝘐𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘉𝘦 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦: www.santafe.edu/news-center/...

Art for the Long Now — Really nice little doc about the inspiring cosmic work of Charles Ross in the desert of New Mexico #longnow @longnow.org

Registration is open for the 02026 Protocol Symposium, happening Sep 21–25. 50+ talks and 5 workshops covering topics from onchain robotics to protocol art. Space for the main event is capped at 100, so register early: protocol-institute.org/events/proto...

Why are 90% of people right-handed? This question has been studied exhaustively, with no clear answer. But new clues have emerged... Great reporting from @nattyover.bsky.social at @quantamagazine.org ->

As wild fires rage this season, it's time to revisit this urgent and solutions-focused breakdown of air quality and the economy by Leo Kim: longnow.org/ideas/commod...

The Perseids will peak between August 12 and 13. Here’s what time—and where—you can get the best view, and why 2026 will be an exceptional year. www.wired.com/story/how-an...

Meet Layer Player, a Jenga-style tower that brings cofounder Stewart Brand's pace layers framework to life ->

The chord change is happening today! The John Cage Organ Project Halberstadt's new chord means this 639-year project is about 4% complete. More from the AP here: apnews.com/article/john...

A team of scholars are recreating ancient recipes from cuneiform tablets via BBC www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

Star Axis is complete. 50 years in the making, land artist Charles Ross has finished his monumental observatory in New Mexico. An open lens tracks Polaris and the 26,000-year cycle of Earth's precession. Read the beautiful feature in the NYT -> www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/a...

What is it like to participate in the chalking of the White Horse? Read a first-person account from Christopher Daniel of @longnowldn.bsky.social: www.thersa.org/rsa-journal/...

✨📜 “In a complex system such as our world today, this is all it might take for the overall system to become destabilized, leading to a collapse.” Professor of ancient history and archaeology Eric H. Cline youtu.be/M4LRHJlijVU #complexity #synthesis #history #complexsystems @longnow.org #reflection

In an architecture landscape dominated by utilitarian five-over-ones, an ancient architectural style is having an unexpected come-back: Hindu temples. Read about the renaissance in @worksinprogress.bsky.social magazine: worksinprogress.co/issue/modern...

POV you have one drink at The Interval

Historians have used AI to restore lost verses of Gilgamesh, decipher carbonized papyrus scrolls, and fill in gaps in 2,000-year-old Greek inscriptions. @taras-grescoe.com reports on progress in ancient language decipherment, and which codes AI can’t crack (yet): longnow.org/ideas/the-co...

"How do we measure the number of sunrises that have ever happened on earth?" Beautiful short video on @longnow.org Council member Katie Paterson's cross-medium, cross disciplinary art practice exploring themes of atmosphere, space, light, and time. vimeo.com/1206273605?f...

Why a liberal arts education will soon be more valuable than ever. A great read from Long Now Council member and @noemamag.com editor @nilsgilman.bsky.social :

The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution recognizing TODAY, June 30, as Asteroid Day. Spearheaded by @b612-asteroid.bsky.social and introduced by AZ Senator and retired NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, Senator Moran (R-KS) and Cornyn (R-TX), this is a huge triumph, years in the making!

Our long-time friend, Brewster Kahle, founder of the @archive.org, was named a 02026 Computer History Museum Fellow, honoring his pioneering work in digital preservation and open access to knowledge. So deserved. Congratulations, Brewster. computerhistory.org/2026-fellow-...

“Slop” aka the low-effort, high-volume AI-generated content, asks an urgent question: what happens when human expression can be reproduced at scale? @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social investigates on Long Now Ideas: longnow.org/ideas/identi...

Calling all artists: Apply to be the @exploratorium.bsky.social ’s Artist-in-Residence. Past residents include Ruth Asawa, Brian Eno, and dozens of others. Applications close June 29, 02026, more info here: www.exploratorium.edu/arts/artist-...

🧠 Can geometry give us a theory of neural computation? Claire Isabel Webb and I discussed how #geometry, the hidden shapes & structure inside high-dimensional neural data, can be a powerful tool to understand how the brain computes. @longnow.org @geometric-intel.bsky.social @ucsbece.bsky.social

How buildings learn about living, loving and dying — a revelatory piece about how Stewart Brand and Ryan Phelan have made their home a celebration of their extraordinary lives. www.wired.com/story/stewar...

The exceptional exhibit 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯 at @nevadaart.bsky.social is featured in the New York Times today! The article features many of the incredible artists, including our partnership with Jonathon Keats on the monumental Centuries of the Bristlecone clock -> www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/a...

Love to see The Interval's Navy Gimlet named one of the best in the city. Don't miss this great cocktail map from @thebolditalic.bsky.social, it's an epic tour of the San Francisco's greatest haunts ->

In celebration of this amazing new series from @99pi.org, revisit this Long Now Talk from Richard Kurin where he explores 101 objects from the Smithsonian's collection that tell America's story—from Dorothy’s magic slippers to 500-million-year-old fossils

~40% of our @longnow.org Labs applications have come in within the last 24 hours...and we are still accepting submissions until midnight PST tonight, so the percentage will likely go higher. Apparently a huge number of us are procrastinators! Solidarity to all of you out there.