longnow.org - 8/27/2008
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Who is The Long Now Foundation? The Long Now Foundation was established in 01996 * to creatively foster long-term thinking and responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years. Learn More >> ANATHEM by Neal Stephenson Long Now presents the book launch event Tuesday September 9, ...
markbetz.net - 8/29/2008
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When Isaac Asimov first conceived the idea for
his Foundation stories it was 1941, and World War...
II had just erupted. The first three stories in the series appeared in John Campbell's Astounding Science Fiction magazine between 1941 and 1944. The ...
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SPOTLIGHT" Anathem" by Neal Stephenson
Fantasy Book Critic —
... being interviewed about the book and what “Anathem” means at the 2008 BookExpo. Podcast below: “Anathem” Launch Event: On Tuesday, September 9, 2008, The Long Now Foundation—whose 10,000 Year Clock project ...
Neal Stephenson Presents Anathem Tonight via Webcast
Tor.com —
... The Long Now Foundation is concerned with promoting long-term thinking, in contrast to today’s “faster/cheaper=good” mentalities. As such, their most famous project is building the Clock of the Long Now, a.k.a. the Millennium Clock, which served as partial inspiration for Stephenson’s book. You can watch the live stream of Stephenson’s presentation ...
Seed vault for plant preservation
Futurismic —
... . It seems thematically linked to the Long Now Foundation’s ...
Digital Rosetta stone
Futurismic —
... This is a very similar concept to the Long Now Foundation’s ...
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