The Long Now Foundation
Since 01996: Long Now is a non-profit organization fostering long-term thinking and responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years.
- 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...
- 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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- [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...
- [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-...
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- 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?
- [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.
- 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.
- 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
- “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 ->
- [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.
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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.
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- 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...
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- 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...
- 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-...
- 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...
- 𝘊𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 come and go. 𝘊𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 continues. - @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.
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- 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 ->
- Now that you've preordered @stewartbrand.bsky.social's new book, read an exclusive excerpt on Ideas, the Long Now blog: longnow.org/ideas/the-es...
- The newest book from Long Now cofounder @stewartbrand.bsky.social is now available from @stripepress.bsky.social. Brand explores why taking responsibility for maintaining something—a motorcycle, a monument, or our very planet—can be a radical act. Preorder here: press.stripe.com/maintenance-...
- The newest book from Long Now cofounder @stewartbrand.bsky.social is now available from @stripepress.bsky.social. Brand explores why taking responsibility for maintaining something—a motorcycle, a monument, or our very planet—can be a radical act. Preorder here: press.stripe.com/maintenance-...
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- 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.
- A new Ideas piece by Josh Berson focuses on very human conceptions of meaning and taste. A beautiful read about attention, finitude, and why meaning is something we hold in common: longnow.org/ideas/on-mea...
- Attention ticket buyers - there are fake accounts selling tickets to the Lost Landscapes event with Rick Prelinger (@footage.bsky.social) please be aware. Only tickets from the link below are valid:
- [TUNE IN] Tonight (Wed Nov 12, 7PST), @kevinkelly.bsky.social presents @katecrawford.bsky.social: A Long Now Talk to situate AI within civilization’s long arc of governance, empire, and expansion. The show is sold out, but you can join us on the livestream here:
