Tue Sep 24, 02024, 11:30PM UTC
Monica Storss, Jon Kiparsky, Gary Oberbrunner, and Mary Mangan
Why Think Long Term? A Long Now Boston Panel Discussion
Join Long Now Boston at the Cambridge Science Festival for a thought-provoking panel discussion on "Why Think Long Term?"
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Join Long Now Boston at the Cambridge Science Festival for a thought-provoking panel discussion on "Why Think Long Term?" This event brings together members of Long Now Boston to share their insights on deep-time ideas, exploring how we can cultivate a mindset that considers the far-reaching impacts of our actions today. From becoming a good ancestor to integrating long-term thinking into our daily lives, this discussion will challenge you to rethink how you engage with time and legacy.
The panel will also delve into the ways different time scales interact, from the rapid shifts in fashion and society and culture to the enduring forces of infrastructure and geology. Whether you're curious about how to make more sustainable decisions or interested in the broader implications of our choices for future generations, this discussion offers a unique opportunity to explore the power and potential of long-term thinking. Don’t miss this chance to engage with ideas that could reshape how you see the present—and the future.
Monica Storss is a poet, researcher, and practitioner of Interdisciplinary Design and Media. Monica is the creator of The Augmented Reality Poetry Machine. The Augmented Reality Poetry Machine achieved a symbolic milestone when it was sent to Earth’s moon in 2021, showcasing the interdisciplinary reach of emergent technology in the humanities. Noteworthy among their contributions is The Oracle, a series of dialogues with an AI large language model trained on Storss’ poetic corpus, a pioneering work at the intersection of literature and machine intelligence. Her social justice and pedagogical praxis addresses disparities in technical access and digital skills literacy. Her current projects include training and writing with AI models, looking at XR as a communication tool, and cyberpunk feminism.
Monica Storss
Jon Kiparsky is a programmer and an organizer with the Boston Python community, and is curious about most things.
Jon Kiparsky
Gary Oberbrunner is a technology executive and software developer with too many years’ experience in graphics, supercomputing and cloud technologies. He recently founded Dark Star Systems to help scientists tell their stories through creating beautiful videos. He spent the last two decades as CTO at GenArts, and at Thinking Machines before that. With a BSEE from MIT, he is a passionate thinker, problem solver, and communicator with interests in technology, the environment, science, philosophy, music, and the arts. He sees long-term thinking as an important catalyst for stimulating important discussions about solving our world’s biggest problems.
Gary Oberbrunner
Mary has been fascinated with biology since spending summers at Hampton Beach engrossed by the tide pools. This led to degrees in Microbiology, Plant Cell Biology, and eventually a PhD in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology. Moving to computational biology, bioinformatics and genomics as those fields emerged, she finds databases are the new tide pools for her. And new waves keep washing interesting things in. For some publications, you can see her Google Scholar profile at http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rHeltqQAAAAJ).
Mary Mangan
