Long Now Foundation

@longnow

Long Now is a non-profit organization fostering long-term thinking and responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years.

San Francisco, CA

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Joined July 2008

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Long Now Foundation
@longnow
Dec 2, 2025
Challenges that feel impossible to tackle within a single human lifetime become conceivable when you have a longer timescale to work with. Today is a day to take the long view. Join our community of long-term thinking, 02026 is going to be a good one. na2.hubs.ly/H02frJ50
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Long Now Foundation
@longnow
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Why are 90% of people right-handed? This question has been studied exhaustively, with no clear answer. But new clues have emerged... Great reporting from @nattyover at @QuantaMagazine:
Why Am I Left-Handed? | Quanta Magazine
From quantamagazine.org
Long Now Foundation
@longnow
Aug 13
In the sci-fi short “Mammoth Steps” Andrew Dana Hudson explores a world where interspecies communication has flourished. What would happen if humans and animals worked together to care for the environment? Shared politics, economics, communities? We’ll never know until we try.
Long Now Foundation
@longnow
Aug 12
As wild fires rage this season, it's time to revisit this urgent and solutions-focused breakdown of air quality and the economy by Leo Kim:
The Commodification of Air
From longnow.org
Long Now Foundation
@longnow
Aug 11
The deadline for the @berggruenInst 02026 Essay Competition is approaching — and $50,000 in prize money on the line. This year's prompt is: Are we entering a Second Axial Age? Essays can be submitted in English and Chinese by Aug 17th
Berggruen Institute
@berggruenInst
Aug 10
Win $50K for your essay on a new Axial Age The Berggruen Institute’s Essay Prize awards $50,000 to original essays exploring whether humanity is entering a new "Axial Age"—a pivotal pivot point in history. We’re seeking rigorous, bold, and creative ideas across disciplines.