Long Now Boston

In April, David Hibbett walked us through 1.5 billion years of fungal evolution. Now the book is out. He's at Brookline Booksmith Aug 26 with Maria Pinto. #mycology #boston https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-hibbett-with-maria-pinto-the-complete-fungi-tickets-1993715576960

A 3-part workshop with Bayo Akomolafe, a postactivist philosopher-poet, begins this Thu 5/21. Experience alternative tempos to help reorient our thinking, behavior, and decision-making for the long term. Hosted by @denisehearn.bsky.social in partnership with @interintellect.bsky.social. Join us!

Boston Seaport: built despite #climate warnings, now one of the world's most imperiled neighborhoods. Join us for _Inundation District_ screening w/ director @davabel.bsky.social . Sun Nov 23, 1:30pm at Cambridge Foundry. Free tix: lnb-inundation-district.eventbrite.com. Be part of the conversation!

Come join Long Now Boston and Porter Square Books for a fascinating evening discussing coevolution, paleontology and more! www.longnowboston.org/events/when-...

This winter season, give the gift of long term thinking. Memberships open now. Learn more at: www.longnowboston.org/join-giving-...

Come to our Long Now Boston pub night, tomorrow! Friday Dec 20, 02024 @7:30pm, at Paddy's Lunch in North Cambridge. Meet interesting Long Now thinkers, have a drink and talk about the Big Questions! Like & repost if you're interested.

Thanks to the Boston Globe for publishing our recent letter on #climatechange #geoengineering research. "Research is worth pursuing, but these are not easy fixes." #longnowboston www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/25/o...

Thanks to Bob Sprague of YourArlington for reposting our #LongNowBoston letter on #geoengineering, "Research is worth pursuing, but these are not easy fixes:" www.yourarlington.com/component/ea...

"Continuity is made partly of exploration, but most of the work is maintenance. That’s the strongest argument for protecting Nature, because Nature is the most enormous and consequential self-maintaining thing we know." - Stewart Brand, on elements of durable civilization:

Give the gift of long-term thinking this Giving Tuesday—whether for yourself or someone you care about. Click below to join or renew today and help our community make decisions now that echo for generations to come. www.longnowboston.org/join-giving-...

For fossil and history enthusiasts, you'll love this new book from Caroline Winterer, eminent Stanford historian. A compelling story, of fossils and culture intertwined, exploring America's long and complicated relationship with the idea of deep time!

Great intro to Long Now and deep time thinking!

Join us tomorrow at Noon Pacific Time for the virtual premiere of our next Long Now Talk: a conversation with @romankrznaric.bsky.social & @kateraworth.bsky.social about What Doughnut Economics Can Learn From History Watch the premiere with Roman and Kate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugUB...

The Whole Earth Catalog and its descendants are newly available online through the Whole Earth Index: "The Lasting Whole Earth Catalog" @Jacobkupp @longnow @stewartbrand.bsky.social @kevinkelly.bsky.social @archive.org (Plus- Jon Postel) Treasure tools: roughlydaily.com/2023/10/17/w...

📄 Shining a Light on the Digital Dark Age by @AdrienneEve at @longnow Without maintenance, most digital information will be lost in just a few decades. How might we secure our data so that it survives for generations? #DigitalAge #DataLost longnow.org/ideas/shinin...

Danny Hillis giving an update on the 10,000 year clock at #longnowboston summer picnic. Great time and so many thought-provoking, inspiring conversations!