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Sustainability Archive
Visiting The Long Now Museum
Posted on July 1, 2010 | No CommentsLast Monday, I visited the Long Now Museum, encountered a transient, and snapped some photos.
The Consequences of the Aral Sea Evaporation
Posted on June 17, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe Aral Sea is evaporating and Central Asia is about to get even more complicated.
The Birth of Civilization
Posted on June 8, 2010 | No CommentsThe first hunters turned farmers couldn't have predicted what their decision would ultimately lead to.
Our Timescale Problem
Posted on May 12, 2010 | No CommentsMaybe we can't solve the climate crisis because "we humans aren’t very good at thinking in different timescales." Warren Sender makes a case.
Stewart Brand on the Colbert Report
Posted on May 11, 2010 | No CommentsOn a recent Colbert Report appearance, Stewart Brand surprised me by saying that his mind has been recently swayed on the feasibility of clean coal.
The quest to eat food
Posted on May 10, 2010 | 4 CommentsIt was refreshing to celebrate Mother's Day without mashing food down a funnel and then passing out on the floor.
The 10,000 Year Clock
Posted on April 13, 2010 | No CommentsLong Now has compiled a record of all of the drawings made to create the first 10,000 Year Clock Prototype into a new book. Geared towards the mechanically inclined, this book has the technical drawing of every part used in the first prototype.
Humanity’s Essential Knowledge
Posted on April 12, 2010 | No CommentsIn addition to the 10,000-year clock, the Long Now's hope is to develop a library that can become a storehouse of humanity's most important knowledge. Of course, what's included is another question entirely.
Quiet Cars & Renewable Energy
Posted on April 1, 2010 | No CommentsWhile I've given up hope of getting any jet-packs or flying-cars in my lifetime, it's helpful to keep our eyes peeled for how the future might really look.
A Missing Island
Posted on March 29, 2010 | No CommentsNew Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor at Jadavpur University in Calcutta. Its disappearance has been confirmed by satellite imagery and sea patrols, he said.