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Back to SearchEdward Slingerland: Drinking for 10,000 Years: Intoxication and Civilization
Philosopher Edward Slingerland’s latest research is a deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilization — and the evolutionary roots of human…
3 years, 9 months ago
Creon Levit: Space Debris and The Kessler Syndrome
More than one hundred million pieces of human-made space debris currently orbit our planet, most moving at more than 10,000 mph. Every year their num…
3 years, 10 months ago
Dorie Clark: The Long Game: How to be a long-term thinker in a short-term world
Personal goals need a long-term strategy too. Dorie Clark offers concrete practices to sharpen strategic thinking and incorporate a long-term perspec…
3 years, 11 months ago
Kim Stanley Robinson: Climate Futures: Beyond 02022
Long Now continued our dialogue with the acclaimed writer Kim Stanley Robinson around [COP26](https://unfccc.int/conference/glasgow-climate-change-co…
4 years ago
John Markoff & Stewart Brand: Floating Upstream: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand
In his Long Now Talk, John Markoff was joined in conversation with Long Now's Co-founder Stewart Brand and Executive Director Alexander Rose around M…
4 years ago
Prerna Singh: State, Society and Vaccines
As a society, how do we address the "wicked hard problem" of vaccine acceptance? How can public health institutions reach those who are hesitant when…
4 years, 1 month ago
Sean Carroll: The Passage of Time and the Meaning of Life
What is time? What is humankind’s role in the universe? What is the meaning of life? For much of human history, these questions have been the provinc…
4 years, 1 month ago
Neal Stephenson: Termination Shock
From the Metaverse in Snow Crash to digital currency in Cryptonomicon, Stephenson's thrilling stories offer uncanny insights into our future. [Neal …
4 years, 2 months ago
Geoff Manaugh & Nicola Twilley: Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine
**Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley** track the history and future of quarantine around the globe, chasing the story of emergency isolation through ti…
4 years, 2 months ago
David Rooney: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks
As with all Long Now Talks, David Rooney’s talk on Thursday, September 9, 02021 began with a few tones from Brian Eno’s January 07003: Bell Studies f…
4 years, 4 months ago