Long Now Foundation Podcasts & Videos

As the times accelerate and we face ever more kaleidoscopic careers, a crucial meta-skill is the ability to learn new skills extremely rapidly, extremely well.

The Long Zoom with Steven Johnson speaking at a seminar hosted by The Long Now Foundation.

The End Of History Revisited with Francis Fukuyama speaking at a seminar hosted by The Long Now Foundation.

The Future Has Always Been Crazier Than We Thought with Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

In a dazzling duet Will Wright and Brian Eno give an intense clinic on the joys and techniques of 'generative' creation.

The pundits we all listen to are no better at predictions than a "dart-throwing chimp," and they are routinely surpassed by normal news-attentive citizens.

Probably the most consequential vision of the future ever written is the Bible's "Book of Revelation". If God didn't write it (through the sainted instrument of someone named John), then who did, and why?

Power to Save the World with Gwyneth Cravens in conversation with Rip Anderson as part of The Long Now Foundation's Seminars About Long-term Thinking.

Distinguished historian Ferguson and renowned futurist Schwartz disagree profoundly on the nature of human progress. Both use scenarios (called "counterfactual history" by Ferguson) to analyze how events play out.

The New Great Transformation with Paul Hawken speaking at a seminar hosted by The Long Now Foundation.