The Long Now Foundation
@longnow.org
Since 01996: Long Now is a non-profit organization fostering long-term thinking and responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years.
With an incredible season of Talks, book launches, and events coming in 02026, now is the time to join us → longnow.org/join
December 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
With an incredible season of Talks, book launches, and events coming in 02026, now is the time to join us → longnow.org/join
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.
Thank you to all the Long Now members and donors that made this programming possible. If you’re not a member, join our community here -> longnow.org/join
02026 has even more in store.
02026 has even more in store.
December 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thank you to all the Long Now members and donors that made this programming possible. If you’re not a member, join our community here -> longnow.org/join
02026 has even more in store.
02026 has even more in store.
Launched Long Now’s living library of over two decades of civilization-scale thinking at longnow.org. The new site makes it easier than ever to navigate the Talks archive, featuring more than 400 leading thinkers, and our ongoing projects -> longnow.org/projects/
December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Launched Long Now’s living library of over two decades of civilization-scale thinking at longnow.org. The new site makes it easier than ever to navigate the Talks archive, featuring more than 400 leading thinkers, and our ongoing projects -> longnow.org/projects/
Unveiled 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘦, a monumental arboreal clock and land-art installation by Jonathon Keats commissioned by the Nevada Museum of Art -> longnow.org/centuries/
December 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Unveiled 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘦, a monumental arboreal clock and land-art installation by Jonathon Keats commissioned by the Nevada Museum of Art -> longnow.org/centuries/
Welcomed three new board members, Board Chair Mick Costigan, Joe Speicher, and Lisa Kay Solomon -> longnow.org/people/board/
December 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Welcomed three new board members, Board Chair Mick Costigan, Joe Speicher, and Lisa Kay Solomon -> longnow.org/people/board/
Launched our inaugural cohort of The Council at Long Now, ambassadors for long-term thinking and responsibility -> longnow.org/people/counc...
December 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Launched our inaugural cohort of The Council at Long Now, ambassadors for long-term thinking and responsibility -> longnow.org/people/counc...
Highlights from the year:
Hosted 11 extraordinary Talks, featuring @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social, Kim Stanley Robinson, Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson, @saraimari.bsky.social, Kim Carson, @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, and @katecrawford.bsky.social
See all episodes here: youtube.com/longnow
Hosted 11 extraordinary Talks, featuring @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social, Kim Stanley Robinson, Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson, @saraimari.bsky.social, Kim Carson, @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, and @katecrawford.bsky.social
See all episodes here: youtube.com/longnow
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Highlights from the year:
Hosted 11 extraordinary Talks, featuring @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social, Kim Stanley Robinson, Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson, @saraimari.bsky.social, Kim Carson, @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, and @katecrawford.bsky.social
See all episodes here: youtube.com/longnow
Hosted 11 extraordinary Talks, featuring @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social, Kim Stanley Robinson, Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson, @saraimari.bsky.social, Kim Carson, @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, and @katecrawford.bsky.social
See all episodes here: youtube.com/longnow
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
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...
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...
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.
An excerpt from @stewartbrand.bsky.social’s new book, Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One, reminds us to pay heed to Pete Seeger’s wise words: “You should consider that the essential art of civilization is maintenance.”
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
An excerpt from @stewartbrand.bsky.social’s new book, Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One, reminds us to pay heed to Pete Seeger’s wise words: “You should consider that the essential art of civilization is maintenance.”
Stunning visuals from photographer and adventurer @christophermichel.com, Long Now’s Artist-in-Residence, illuminate humanity’s relationship with time, capturing the fragility and resilience of civilization.
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Stunning visuals from photographer and adventurer @christophermichel.com, Long Now’s Artist-in-Residence, illuminate humanity’s relationship with time, capturing the fragility and resilience of civilization.
Artworks and essays from Jonathon Keats, Ian van Coller, and @aeheggli.bsky.social explore the intersection of art, science, and climate stewardship at 11,000 feet at Long Now’s Nevada Bristlecone Preserve.
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Artworks and essays from Jonathon Keats, Ian van Coller, and @aeheggli.bsky.social explore the intersection of art, science, and climate stewardship at 11,000 feet at Long Now’s Nevada Bristlecone Preserve.
- Long Now Talks by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social & @dkthomp.bsky.social, @romankrznaric.bsky.social & @kateraworth.bsky.social, and Stephen Heintz & Kim Stanley Robinson chart new roadmaps to economic and geopolitical consensus.
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
- Long Now Talks by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social & @dkthomp.bsky.social, @romankrznaric.bsky.social & @kateraworth.bsky.social, and Stephen Heintz & Kim Stanley Robinson chart new roadmaps to economic and geopolitical consensus.
This year's issue includes:
- Essays from @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social, Benjamin Bratton, and @saraimari.bsky.social consider how to define and differentiate intelligence, computation, and identity in the face of synthetic minds.
- Essays from @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social, Benjamin Bratton, and @saraimari.bsky.social consider how to define and differentiate intelligence, computation, and identity in the face of synthetic minds.
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This year's issue includes:
- Essays from @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social, Benjamin Bratton, and @saraimari.bsky.social consider how to define and differentiate intelligence, computation, and identity in the face of synthetic minds.
- Essays from @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social, Benjamin Bratton, and @saraimari.bsky.social consider how to define and differentiate intelligence, computation, and identity in the face of synthetic minds.
Pace Layers takes its name and shape from Long Now cofounder Stewart Brand’s pace layers framework — a tool for thinking about how civilizations work.
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Pace Layers takes its name and shape from Long Now cofounder Stewart Brand’s pace layers framework — a tool for thinking about how civilizations work.
Times of fragmentation call for a legible sense of order.
We’re pleased to introduce the 02025 issue of Pace Layers, Long Now’s annual print journal of long-term thinking. It explores the ancient past and distant future of the present moment.
A preview of what's inside ->
We’re pleased to introduce the 02025 issue of Pace Layers, Long Now’s annual print journal of long-term thinking. It explores the ancient past and distant future of the present moment.
A preview of what's inside ->
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Times of fragmentation call for a legible sense of order.
We’re pleased to introduce the 02025 issue of Pace Layers, Long Now’s annual print journal of long-term thinking. It explores the ancient past and distant future of the present moment.
A preview of what's inside ->
We’re pleased to introduce the 02025 issue of Pace Layers, Long Now’s annual print journal of long-term thinking. It explores the ancient past and distant future of the present moment.
A preview of what's inside ->
This cover is spectacular, such beautiful work from the @stripepress.bsky.social team. Look at the detail.
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This cover is spectacular, such beautiful work from the @stripepress.bsky.social team. Look at the detail.
Today, we're also thrilled to add three new members to our Board of Directors. Welcome Mick, Joe, and Lisa, we are honored to have you at the helm with us.
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Today, we're also thrilled to add three new members to our Board of Directors. Welcome Mick, Joe, and Lisa, we are honored to have you at the helm with us.
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 6:21 PM
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.
When everything feels like it’s falling apart, long-term thinking feels like a luxury. But crisis narrows our attention, leaving little room for reflection or collective action.
Long-term thinking reconnects us with what matters most—it is a shared practice.
Long-term thinking reconnects us with what matters most—it is a shared practice.
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
When everything feels like it’s falling apart, long-term thinking feels like a luxury. But crisis narrows our attention, leaving little room for reflection or collective action.
Long-term thinking reconnects us with what matters most—it is a shared practice.
Long-term thinking reconnects us with what matters most—it is a shared practice.
How the brain’s ability to model creates explosions in intelligence, from @blaiseaguera.bsky.social's Long Now Talk.
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
How the brain’s ability to model creates explosions in intelligence, from @blaiseaguera.bsky.social's Long Now Talk.