I've mentioned this before, but these lectures are just SO GOOD I think it worth repeating.
http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/
And check out what's coming up.
- 02007
- Dec. 14 (Friday) – Jon Ippolito & Joline Blais, "The Edge of Art"
- 02008
- Jan. 11 (Friday) – Paul Saffo, "Embracing Uncertainty: the secret to effective forecasting"
- Feb. 4 (MONDAY) – Nassim Nicholas Taleb, "The Future Has Always Been Crazier Than We Thought"
- Feb. 25 (MONDAY) – Craig Venter, "Joining 3.5 Billion Years of Microbial Invention"
- Apr. 25 (Friday) – Niall Ferguson & Peter Schwartz, "Historian vs. Futurist on Human Progress"
- May 21 (WEDNESDAY) – Iqbal Quadir, "Technology Empowers the Poorest"
- Jul. 23 (WEDNESDAY) – Edward Burtynsky, "The 10,000-year Gallery"