Denise Hearn
@denisehearn.bsky.social
One agent in a complex and beautiful system.
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Long Now Foundation
Fellow, Berggruen Institute
Co-author Myth of Capitalism 🇺🇸 and The Big Fix 🇨🇦
www.denisehearn.com
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Long Now Foundation
Fellow, Berggruen Institute
Co-author Myth of Capitalism 🇺🇸 and The Big Fix 🇨🇦
www.denisehearn.com
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Denise Hearn
@denisehearn.bsky.social
· Nov 18
"Do you think there is anything not attached by its unbreakable cord to everything else?" – Mary Oliver
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Currently hiring 1-2 postdocs to work on origins of life theory/experiment, assembly theory, life detection, with me and @leecronin.bsky.social, positions are mostly based at ASU but also some time could be spent at U. Glasgow, Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/176391 Please help us spread the word!
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February 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Currently hiring 1-2 postdocs to work on origins of life theory/experiment, assembly theory, life detection, with me and @leecronin.bsky.social, positions are mostly based at ASU but also some time could be spent at U. Glasgow, Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/176391 Please help us spread the word!
Just learned about Ekow Nimako's work – a Ghanaian Canadian Lego sculpturist and multidisciplinary artist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoZw...
Absolutely stunning, thank you @ahmedbest.bsky.social for sharing!
Absolutely stunning, thank you @ahmedbest.bsky.social for sharing!
Ekow Nimako - Building Black Civilizations: Journey of 2,000 Ships
YouTube video by Dunlop Art Gallery
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February 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Just learned about Ekow Nimako's work – a Ghanaian Canadian Lego sculpturist and multidisciplinary artist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoZw...
Absolutely stunning, thank you @ahmedbest.bsky.social for sharing!
Absolutely stunning, thank you @ahmedbest.bsky.social for sharing!
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Wonderful story and achievement www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/w...
To Set a World Record at 81, All She Had to Do Was Hold On
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January 30, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Wonderful story and achievement www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/w...
I have no recollection of seeing this film as a child, but I must have because its concepts and perspective informed the rest of my life. Still an indelible classic:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKB...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKB...
Powers of Ten™ (1977)
YouTube video by Eames Office
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January 29, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I have no recollection of seeing this film as a child, but I must have because its concepts and perspective informed the rest of my life. Still an indelible classic:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKB...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKB...
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Good morning! You woke up on a small, spinning rock, orbiting an ordinary star, one of hundreds of billions in a galaxy that’s been here for a long time. And somehow, in all that vastness, you’re here, making meaning out of a single day. Feels pretty miraculous to me. #sciart
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Good morning! You woke up on a small, spinning rock, orbiting an ordinary star, one of hundreds of billions in a galaxy that’s been here for a long time. And somehow, in all that vastness, you’re here, making meaning out of a single day. Feels pretty miraculous to me. #sciart
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Denise Hearn is a political economist and writer whose work sits at the fault lines between markets, power, and democracy. She is known for her clear-eyed analysis of corporate influence and the quiet ways economic systems shape everyday. @denisehearn.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Denise Hearn is a political economist and writer whose work sits at the fault lines between markets, power, and democracy. She is known for her clear-eyed analysis of corporate influence and the quiet ways economic systems shape everyday. @denisehearn.bsky.social
Excited to host @indyjohar.bsky.social on Jan 27 @longnow.org. While options for the future feel increasingly narrow geopolitically & climatically, how can we preserve possibilities for future generations of many forms of life – biologic, institutional, synthetic? longnow.org/talks/02026-...
Indy Johar: Civilizational Optioneering
Launched by Stewart Brand in 02003, Long Now Talks has invited more than 400 leading thinkers to share their civilization-scale ideas.
longnow.org
January 12, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Excited to host @indyjohar.bsky.social on Jan 27 @longnow.org. While options for the future feel increasingly narrow geopolitically & climatically, how can we preserve possibilities for future generations of many forms of life – biologic, institutional, synthetic? longnow.org/talks/02026-...
"The microbial world deep beneath the ground may be far slower than we think – perhaps remaining metabolically active for millions of years." aeon.co/essays/the-d...
@karenlloyd.bsky.social
@karenlloyd.bsky.social
The discovery of aeonophiles expands our definition of life | Aeon Essays
The discovery of organisms that have been alive for many thousands of years requires a revolution in how we understand life
aeon.co
January 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"The microbial world deep beneath the ground may be far slower than we think – perhaps remaining metabolically active for millions of years." aeon.co/essays/the-d...
@karenlloyd.bsky.social
@karenlloyd.bsky.social
@thegoodtomchi.bsky.social's book Climate Capital is available for pre-order here! www.tomchi.com/home#preorder
Tom is a force of nature. His book offers tangible strategies for investors, policymakers, and activists to build a regenerative economy that sustains, rather than harms, our world.
Tom is a force of nature. His book offers tangible strategies for investors, policymakers, and activists to build a regenerative economy that sustains, rather than harms, our world.
Tom Chi | Solving for (N)ature
www.tomchi.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
@thegoodtomchi.bsky.social's book Climate Capital is available for pre-order here! www.tomchi.com/home#preorder
Tom is a force of nature. His book offers tangible strategies for investors, policymakers, and activists to build a regenerative economy that sustains, rather than harms, our world.
Tom is a force of nature. His book offers tangible strategies for investors, policymakers, and activists to build a regenerative economy that sustains, rather than harms, our world.
So proud of my niece who is working in this lab, just featured in @nytimes.com on monarch butterfly magnetic perceptions / magnetoreception.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/s...
In Pursuit of the Monarch’s Magnetic Sense
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January 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
So proud of my niece who is working in this lab, just featured in @nytimes.com on monarch butterfly magnetic perceptions / magnetoreception.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/s...
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[Ticket announcement] @indyjohar.bsky.social “Civilizational Optioneering” Jan 27, 02026
In this talk, architect/philosopher Indy Johar proposes that civilization’s longevity depends less on stability or efficiency, and more on optionality.
In this talk, architect/philosopher Indy Johar proposes that civilization’s longevity depends less on stability or efficiency, and more on optionality.
Indy Johar: Civilizational Optioneering
Launched by Stewart Brand in 02003, Long Now Talks has invited more than 400 leading thinkers to share their civilization-scale ideas.
longnow.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
[Ticket announcement] @indyjohar.bsky.social “Civilizational Optioneering” Jan 27, 02026
In this talk, architect/philosopher Indy Johar proposes that civilization’s longevity depends less on stability or efficiency, and more on optionality.
In this talk, architect/philosopher Indy Johar proposes that civilization’s longevity depends less on stability or efficiency, and more on optionality.
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"Superintelligence discourse functions as an apparatus of power, transforming immediate questions about corporate accountability, worker displacement, algorithmic bias & democratic governance into abstract philosophical puzzles." @jamesosullivan.bsky.social
www.noemamag.com/the-politics...
www.noemamag.com/the-politics...
The Politics Of Superintelligence | NOEMA
Today’s tech “prophets” push a narrative that God-like artificial superintelligence is inevitable, and only they can ensure humanity’s safety from their creations.
www.noemamag.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"Superintelligence discourse functions as an apparatus of power, transforming immediate questions about corporate accountability, worker displacement, algorithmic bias & democratic governance into abstract philosophical puzzles." @jamesosullivan.bsky.social
www.noemamag.com/the-politics...
www.noemamag.com/the-politics...
Winooski, and everything its residents and community bring to our state, is one of the best parts of Vermont. This is just horrible. Love to Winooski students and this incredible superintendent.
apnews.com/article/verm...
apnews.com/article/verm...
Somali flag flown outside Vermont school building over Trump 'garbage' slur brings threats
A Vermont school district is receiving racist and threatening messages after raising a Somali flag at a school building last week.
apnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Winooski, and everything its residents and community bring to our state, is one of the best parts of Vermont. This is just horrible. Love to Winooski students and this incredible superintendent.
apnews.com/article/verm...
apnews.com/article/verm...
"From the slow churn of tectonic plates to the self-organizing intelligence of microbial colonies and the feedback loops of climate-modifying technologies. The planet is not inert. It acts and shapes the conditions under which political life unfolds. Every day."
mothrights.org/article/plan...
mothrights.org/article/plan...
mothrights.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"From the slow churn of tectonic plates to the self-organizing intelligence of microbial colonies and the feedback loops of climate-modifying technologies. The planet is not inert. It acts and shapes the conditions under which political life unfolds. Every day."
mothrights.org/article/plan...
mothrights.org/article/plan...
Absolutely fascinating conversation, with many parallels from the development of genomics to today's AI investment and philosophical developments.
Jenny Reardon, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of Science and Justice Research Center, joins @alixdunn.com on Computer Says Maybe to talk about the history of genomics — and the parallels it has with the trajectory of the AI industry. Listen at: www.saysmaybe.com/podcast/powe...
Computer Says Maybe
www.saysmaybe.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Absolutely fascinating conversation, with many parallels from the development of genomics to today's AI investment and philosophical developments.
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
Beautiful piece by @amitav.bsky.social
“climate solutions that do not make adequate provision for the inherent uncertainties of modelling, or for the wishes, hopes and aspirations of people on the ground, will always run the risk of causing anticipatory ruination.”
www.equator.org/articles/bey...
“climate solutions that do not make adequate provision for the inherent uncertainties of modelling, or for the wishes, hopes and aspirations of people on the ground, will always run the risk of causing anticipatory ruination.”
www.equator.org/articles/bey...
Beyond the Apocalypse • EQUATOR
How visions of catastrophe shape the ‘climate solutions’ imposed by aid agencies
www.equator.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Beautiful piece by @amitav.bsky.social
“climate solutions that do not make adequate provision for the inherent uncertainties of modelling, or for the wishes, hopes and aspirations of people on the ground, will always run the risk of causing anticipatory ruination.”
www.equator.org/articles/bey...
“climate solutions that do not make adequate provision for the inherent uncertainties of modelling, or for the wishes, hopes and aspirations of people on the ground, will always run the risk of causing anticipatory ruination.”
www.equator.org/articles/bey...
Excited to chat with the prolific @davidmoscrop.com at @theglobeandmail.com's Economic Outlook on Dec. 1st. This free event brings together economic and industry leaders, institutional investors, policy experts & Globe journalists to discuss indicators & tactics for the year ahead. tgam.ca/4oHw9f3
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Excited to chat with the prolific @davidmoscrop.com at @theglobeandmail.com's Economic Outlook on Dec. 1st. This free event brings together economic and industry leaders, institutional investors, policy experts & Globe journalists to discuss indicators & tactics for the year ahead. tgam.ca/4oHw9f3
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A #Taleof2Canyons & an octopus! 186m, Patagonian red octopus, or Enteroctopus megalocyathus, hovering over a patch of sediment, lighter in color than the surrounding area, the cephalopod opened up like an umbrella to feed, likely on a crustacean. Read more: www.instagram.com/reel/DQnH14c...
November 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A #Taleof2Canyons & an octopus! 186m, Patagonian red octopus, or Enteroctopus megalocyathus, hovering over a patch of sediment, lighter in color than the surrounding area, the cephalopod opened up like an umbrella to feed, likely on a crustacean. Read more: www.instagram.com/reel/DQnH14c...
Watching the @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive livestreams does not disappoint!
Min: 49
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Min: 49
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November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Watching the @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive livestreams does not disappoint!
Min: 49
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fov-...
Min: 49
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fov-...
Very excited to welcome this exceptional group to Long Now’s Council! ✨✨
Today, we are thrilled to launch The Council at Long Now.
The Council is the new advisory body bringing together distinguished leaders across a diverse range of fields to serve as ambassadors for long-term thinking and responsibility.
The Council is the new advisory body bringing together distinguished leaders across a diverse range of fields to serve as ambassadors for long-term thinking and responsibility.
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Very excited to welcome this exceptional group to Long Now’s Council! ✨✨
“I have nothing to say, and I am saying it.” — John Cage
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“I have nothing to say, and I am saying it.” — John Cage