The Long Now Foundation

[Ticket announcement] Acclaimed designer Stefan Sagmeister brings data to life to convey an uplifting message for our current times. Live in San Francisco, Tue, Feb 17, 02026 at 7:00 PM Amid the stark reality of a world in polycrisis Sagmeister's talk “Finally, Something Good” presents tangible evidence that, when assessed from a long-term perspective, most aspects of human development have improved. Tickets and more info: https://lnkd.in/gP8ZYrjP Long Now members check your email for your free ticket code. Not a member? Join here: https://lnkd.in/g3hMiKA7

"Ancient Wisdom for a Future Ecology: Trees, Time & Technology" opens next week: Thu Jan 22. This exhibition travels from LA’s Getty PST ART to di Rosa Center for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco, featuring Long Now Talks alum Tiffany Shlain. A must-see for art lovers, tree lovers, and long-term thinkers. RSVP and info: https://lnkd.in/gJgHEvVc

"Ancient Wisdom for a Future Ecology: Trees, Time & Technology" opens next week: Thu Jan 22. This exhibition travels from LA’s Getty PST ART to di Rosa Center for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco, featuring Long Now Talks alum Tiffany Shlain. A must-see for art lovers, tree lovers, and long-term thinkers. RSVP and info: https://lnkd.in/gJgHEvVc

If you love archival footage and secret histories, you can’t miss the latest Lost Landscapes. This 20th anniversary episode gives us a new lens on some of San Francisco’s most iconic landmarks and historical moments. Since 02000, Prelinger Archives, in collaboration with The Internet Archive, has digitized thousands of films, many of them home movies and amateur footage that were at risk of being lost. Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gNPh4wPx

The 02026 Talks season is packed with arts, philosophy, and expansive imagination. See the full line up, and mark your calendars: https://lnkd.in/gX9v_C7X

Looking forward to hosting and being in conversation with Indy Johar for his The Long Now Foundation talk on January 27. While options for the future feel increasingly narrow from a geopolitical and climatic point of view, how can we preserve possibilities for the future generations of many forms of life – biologic, institutional, synthetic, and otherwise? Join us in the Bay Area or via livestream here: https://lnkd.in/ertk6v4C

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? In this essay from Gus Mitchell, take a deep dive into planetary consciousness, bioregionalism, and what it means to really belong to a place like Earth. https://lnkd.in/gFUDJ_Bb

Indy Johar 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 and surprise us. Our institutions and economics need to increase the surface area of future freedom, not foreclose on it. Don’t miss his upcoming talk Jan 27, 02026 live in San Francisco or streaming online. Tickets and details here: https://lnkd.in/ghFaQeZ7 Long Now members check your email for your free ticket code. Not a member? Join here: https://lnkd.in/gBiAacES

For those looking for a cozy nook this season: come find us at The Interval at Long Now, our bar, cafe, and community space in San Francisco. Whether you’re in search of critical conversation on the intersection of ecology and technology, a good book, or a world-class craft cocktail, you’ll find community here. After Long Now Talks and at our lively events and happy hours, The Interval buzzes with conversation and inquiry, carrying the spirit of long-term thinking out into the community. Named best cocktail bar in San Francisco this year, and the “only-in-San Francisco Long Now futurist society” (New York Times, “36 Hours in San Francisco”), you can explore the “mysteries and inevitabilities of deep time headquartered at The Interval...like the coffee houses of the Enlightenment Age” (7x7 magazine).

As we prepare for the upcoming year—and the next 10,000 years—it's time to take the long view. “Environmentalism is teaching us to think of forests, oceans and aquifers as ‘multigeneration equity.’ It turns out that environmental problems are solvable. It's just that it takes focused effort over a decade or three to move toward solutions, and the solutions sometimes take centuries. Environmentalism teaches patience.” From Long Now cofounder Stewart Brand's essay "Taking the Long View" -> https://lnkd.in/gxFnm5Qf More access to articles like this, plus a season of Talks and events, by becoming a member. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gkqU_NxR