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Since 01996: Long Now is a non-profit organization fostering long-term thinking and responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years.
As artificial intelligence reshapes labor and value, @indyjohar.bsky.social urged us to reevaluate what it means to be human. What does that require in a time of such cascading volatility?
His answer in the full Long Now Talk, live now:
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyEY...
His answer in the full Long Now Talk, live now:
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyEY...
Indy Johar | Civilizational Optioneering
YouTube video by The Long Now Foundation
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February 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
As artificial intelligence reshapes labor and value, @indyjohar.bsky.social urged us to reevaluate what it means to be human. What does that require in a time of such cascading volatility?
His answer in the full Long Now Talk, live now:
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyEY...
His answer in the full Long Now Talk, live now:
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyEY...
[Ticket announcement] Author and professor Melody Jue asks: Does the ocean remember? Can the ocean’s memories teach us to better steward our planet? Wed, Mar 18 @ 7PM PT
Guest hosted by professor Margaret Cohen of Stanford University. Tickets and more information: longnow.org/talks/02026-...
Guest hosted by professor Margaret Cohen of Stanford University. Tickets and more information: longnow.org/talks/02026-...
Melody Jue: Ocean Memory
Launched by Stewart Brand in 02003, Long Now Talks has invited more than 400 leading thinkers to share their civilization-scale ideas.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
[Ticket announcement] Author and professor Melody Jue asks: Does the ocean remember? Can the ocean’s memories teach us to better steward our planet? Wed, Mar 18 @ 7PM PT
Guest hosted by professor Margaret Cohen of Stanford University. Tickets and more information: longnow.org/talks/02026-...
Guest hosted by professor Margaret Cohen of Stanford University. Tickets and more information: longnow.org/talks/02026-...
How does pace layering apply to investing?
New today on 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 Dave Bujnowski of Baillie Gifford uses case studies from Facebook, FarmVille, Apple and IBM to explain why “it’s good to be infrastructure”.
longnow.org/p/70c7978a-6...
New today on 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 Dave Bujnowski of Baillie Gifford uses case studies from Facebook, FarmVille, Apple and IBM to explain why “it’s good to be infrastructure”.
longnow.org/p/70c7978a-6...
It’s Good to Be Infrastructure
Using Stewart Brand’s Pace Layers framework to think about platforms, power, and long-term investing
longnow.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
How does pace layering apply to investing?
New today on 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 Dave Bujnowski of Baillie Gifford uses case studies from Facebook, FarmVille, Apple and IBM to explain why “it’s good to be infrastructure”.
longnow.org/p/70c7978a-6...
New today on 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 Dave Bujnowski of Baillie Gifford uses case studies from Facebook, FarmVille, Apple and IBM to explain why “it’s good to be infrastructure”.
longnow.org/p/70c7978a-6...
Pace layers is a framework for long-term thinking, yes, but it’s also a way to better understand your agency in a fast-moving world. ➡️
January 30, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Pace layers is a framework for long-term thinking, yes, but it’s also a way to better understand your agency in a fast-moving world. ➡️
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Brilliant talk tonight by @indyjohar.bsky.social at @longnow.org . I'm still unpacking his model where doubt is foundational to intelligence, and wondering where do ml systems, where uncertainty is defined with respect to a axiomatically problematic ground truth, fit in this framework.
January 28, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Brilliant talk tonight by @indyjohar.bsky.social at @longnow.org . I'm still unpacking his model where doubt is foundational to intelligence, and wondering where do ml systems, where uncertainty is defined with respect to a axiomatically problematic ground truth, fit in this framework.
[TUNE IN] Tomorrow (Tue, 1/27) philosopher-architect Indy Johar explores why our future depends on an “optioneering” approach to architecture.
Livestream his Long Now Talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT6f...
Livestream his Long Now Talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT6f...
Indy Johar | Civilizational Optioneering
YouTube video by The Long Now Foundation
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
[TUNE IN] Tomorrow (Tue, 1/27) philosopher-architect Indy Johar explores why our future depends on an “optioneering” approach to architecture.
Livestream his Long Now Talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT6f...
Livestream his Long Now Talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT6f...
[Ticket announcement] Acclaimed designer Stefan Sagmeister live in San Francisco, Feb 17, 02026
Amid the polycrisis, Sagmeister presents tangible evidence that, when assessed from a long-term perspective, most aspects of human development have improved.
More info here: longnow.org/talks/02026-...
Amid the polycrisis, Sagmeister presents tangible evidence that, when assessed from a long-term perspective, most aspects of human development have improved.
More info here: longnow.org/talks/02026-...
Stefan Sagmeister: Finally, something good.
Launched by Stewart Brand in 02003, Long Now Talks has invited more than 400 leading thinkers to share their civilization-scale ideas.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:52 PM
[Ticket announcement] Acclaimed designer Stefan Sagmeister live in San Francisco, Feb 17, 02026
Amid the polycrisis, Sagmeister presents tangible evidence that, when assessed from a long-term perspective, most aspects of human development have improved.
More info here: longnow.org/talks/02026-...
Amid the polycrisis, Sagmeister presents tangible evidence that, when assessed from a long-term perspective, most aspects of human development have improved.
More info here: longnow.org/talks/02026-...
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"The apparent paradox is profound: Maintenance is absolutely necessary and maintenance is optional. It is easy to put off, yet it has to be done. Defer now, regret later. Neglect kills." via @longnow.org longnow.org/ideas/the-es...
The Essential Art of Civilization
What the U.S. Army’s idea of “sustainment” can teach us about how systems — and civilizations — endure.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:58 PM
"The apparent paradox is profound: Maintenance is absolutely necessary and maintenance is optional. It is easy to put off, yet it has to be done. Defer now, regret later. Neglect kills." via @longnow.org longnow.org/ideas/the-es...
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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-...
In the 01970s environmental activist Peter Berg said the phrase “one world” was a “bullshit transnational fuckup” that put us on a path to abstraction and lack of accountability. Instead, we needed planetary framing.
But why is the phrase “one planet” or “whole Earth” so transformative?
But why is the phrase “one planet” or “whole Earth” so transformative?
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In the 01970s environmental activist Peter Berg said the phrase “one world” was a “bullshit transnational fuckup” that put us on a path to abstraction and lack of accountability. Instead, we needed planetary framing.
But why is the phrase “one planet” or “whole Earth” so transformative?
But why is the phrase “one planet” or “whole Earth” so transformative?
[Upcoming Talk] @indyjohar.bsky.social says in order to survive the long now we must value adaptation over control.
We can do this by shifting away from "closed projects" with finite ends, to "open gardens" where success is measured by the system's ability to evolve.
We can do this by shifting away from "closed projects" with finite ends, to "open gardens" where success is measured by the system's ability to evolve.
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
[Upcoming Talk] @indyjohar.bsky.social says in order to survive the long now we must value adaptation over control.
We can do this by shifting away from "closed projects" with finite ends, to "open gardens" where success is measured by the system's ability to evolve.
We can do this by shifting away from "closed projects" with finite ends, to "open gardens" where success is measured by the system's ability to evolve.
The Long Now community is really something special. A group of people who are interdisciplinary and intergenerational.
You feel this at Long Now events: a sense of togetherness that pushes back against polycrisis and short-term thinking. It feels curious, imaginative, and hopeful.
You feel this at Long Now events: a sense of togetherness that pushes back against polycrisis and short-term thinking. It feels curious, imaginative, and hopeful.
December 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The Long Now community is really something special. A group of people who are interdisciplinary and intergenerational.
You feel this at Long Now events: a sense of togetherness that pushes back against polycrisis and short-term thinking. It feels curious, imaginative, and hopeful.
You feel this at Long Now events: a sense of togetherness that pushes back against polycrisis and short-term thinking. It feels curious, imaginative, and hopeful.
Wow, what a year at Long Now!
11 Long Now Talks
262-page print journal
25 new Council members
3 new Board members
1 monumental arboreal clock
400+ talks and essays added to our living archive
11 Long Now Talks
262-page print journal
25 new Council members
3 new Board members
1 monumental arboreal clock
400+ talks and essays added to our living archive
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Wow, what a year at Long Now!
11 Long Now Talks
262-page print journal
25 new Council members
3 new Board members
1 monumental arboreal clock
400+ talks and essays added to our living archive
11 Long Now Talks
262-page print journal
25 new Council members
3 new Board members
1 monumental arboreal clock
400+ talks and essays added to our living archive
“We’re in a structural transition of pretty much everything around us. It’s something no civilization has ever faced before, a class of challenges which can only be solved on a planetary scale.”
- @indyjohar.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/b160...
Don't miss his Long Now Talk next month, 1/27/26 ->
- @indyjohar.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/b160...
Don't miss his Long Now Talk next month, 1/27/26 ->
December 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“We’re in a structural transition of pretty much everything around us. It’s something no civilization has ever faced before, a class of challenges which can only be solved on a planetary scale.”
- @indyjohar.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/b160...
Don't miss his Long Now Talk next month, 1/27/26 ->
- @indyjohar.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/b160...
Don't miss his Long Now Talk next month, 1/27/26 ->
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Amazing talk by @katecrawford.bsky.social mapping empires and raising important topics on #AI! Good point about "Slopaganda" as cultural shift. With "feral capitalism" where we move fast, but have no breaks. She also talks about training on synthetic data leading to potential model collapse 📉
In her Long Now Talk, @katecrawford.bsky.social argues that AI has created a metabolic rift: massive data collection that acts like poor nutrition at planetary scale. However, this is something we’ve seen before, dating back to the 1500s.
Watch the full talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBn...
Watch the full talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBn...
Kate Crawford | Mapping Empires
YouTube video by The Long Now Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Amazing talk by @katecrawford.bsky.social mapping empires and raising important topics on #AI! Good point about "Slopaganda" as cultural shift. With "feral capitalism" where we move fast, but have no breaks. She also talks about training on synthetic data leading to potential model collapse 📉
[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.
Reposted by The Long Now Foundation
Fantastic talk by @katecrawford.bsky.social on art, technology, science, AI slop and model collapse. We really need to cut through the AI industry's mystification of technology, so people can understand the stakes, be skeptical, and have a say in the future.
In her Long Now Talk, @katecrawford.bsky.social argues that AI has created a metabolic rift: massive data collection that acts like poor nutrition at planetary scale. However, this is something we’ve seen before, dating back to the 1500s.
Watch the full talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBn...
Watch the full talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBn...
Kate Crawford | Mapping Empires
YouTube video by The Long Now Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Fantastic talk by @katecrawford.bsky.social on art, technology, science, AI slop and model collapse. We really need to cut through the AI industry's mystification of technology, so people can understand the stakes, be skeptical, and have a say in the future.
Can we grasp this sense of ourselves as existing in time, part of the beautiful continuum of life? Can we become inspired by the prospect of contributing to the future?
Questions asked by Long Now cofounder Brian Eno in the essay "The Big Here and Long Now" -> longnow.org/ideas/the-bi...
Questions asked by Long Now cofounder Brian Eno in the essay "The Big Here and Long Now" -> longnow.org/ideas/the-bi...
December 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Can we grasp this sense of ourselves as existing in time, part of the beautiful continuum of life? Can we become inspired by the prospect of contributing to the future?
Questions asked by Long Now cofounder Brian Eno in the essay "The Big Here and Long Now" -> longnow.org/ideas/the-bi...
Questions asked by Long Now cofounder Brian Eno in the essay "The Big Here and Long Now" -> longnow.org/ideas/the-bi...
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Attended this talk live. History applied to current events helps with context. Visualizations as art: fantastic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBn...
@katecrawford.bsky.social & @longnow.org
@katecrawford.bsky.social & @longnow.org
Kate Crawford | Mapping Empires
YouTube video by The Long Now Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Attended this talk live. History applied to current events helps with context. Visualizations as art: fantastic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBn...
@katecrawford.bsky.social & @longnow.org
@katecrawford.bsky.social & @longnow.org
In her Long Now Talk, @katecrawford.bsky.social argues that AI has created a metabolic rift: massive data collection that acts like poor nutrition at planetary scale. However, this is something we’ve seen before, dating back to the 1500s.
Watch the full talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBn...
Watch the full talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBn...
Kate Crawford | Mapping Empires
YouTube video by The Long Now Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In her Long Now Talk, @katecrawford.bsky.social argues that AI has created a metabolic rift: massive data collection that acts like poor nutrition at planetary scale. However, this is something we’ve seen before, dating back to the 1500s.
Watch the full talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBn...
Watch the full talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsBn...
Eleven years ago, the Rosetta probe reached Comet 67P—and placed a Long Now Rosetta Disk on its surface.
Read about how it happened: longnow.org/ideas/after-...
Read about how it happened: longnow.org/ideas/after-...
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Eleven years ago, the Rosetta probe reached Comet 67P—and placed a Long Now Rosetta Disk on its surface.
Read about how it happened: longnow.org/ideas/after-...
Read about how it happened: longnow.org/ideas/after-...
What is "neural media"? Media that doesn’t simply broadcast or connect: it appears to think, reason, and create.
Interdisciplinary artist and technologist @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu3y...
Interdisciplinary artist and technologist @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu3y...
December 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
What is "neural media"? Media that doesn’t simply broadcast or connect: it appears to think, reason, and create.
Interdisciplinary artist and technologist @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu3y...
Interdisciplinary artist and technologist @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu3y...
𝘊𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 come and go. 𝘊𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 continues.
- @stewartbrand.bsky.social
What are the elements of a durable civilization? Stewart Brand explains: longnow.org/ideas/elemen...
- @stewartbrand.bsky.social
What are the elements of a durable civilization? Stewart Brand explains: longnow.org/ideas/elemen...
Elements of a Durable Civilization
Civilizations come and go. Civilization continues.
longnow.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
𝘊𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 come and go. 𝘊𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 continues.
- @stewartbrand.bsky.social
What are the elements of a durable civilization? Stewart Brand explains: longnow.org/ideas/elemen...
- @stewartbrand.bsky.social
What are the elements of a durable civilization? Stewart Brand explains: longnow.org/ideas/elemen...
AI reinforcement learning works by modeling the past, but it falls apart when things change in real time. What to do?
@blaiseaguera.bsky.social and his team have the answer: empathy.
@blaiseaguera.bsky.social and his team have the answer: empathy.
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
AI reinforcement learning works by modeling the past, but it falls apart when things change in real time. What to do?
@blaiseaguera.bsky.social and his team have the answer: empathy.
@blaiseaguera.bsky.social and his team have the answer: empathy.
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Grateful to see my essay “Life, Intelligence, and Consciousness: A Functional Perspective” appear in @longnow.org’s annual journal, Pace Layers.
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Grateful to see my essay “Life, Intelligence, and Consciousness: A Functional Perspective” appear in @longnow.org’s annual journal, Pace Layers.