I was introduced to the Long Now Foundation soon after its inception, and used to mention its efforts often in the predecessor of this blog. Also Stewart Brand, founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, and The Well, often met with us at the Institute for the Future. Not much in recent years, but just recently:
Stewart Brand Gives In-Depth and Personal Interview to Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss, who wrote the The Four Hour Work Week and gave a Long Now talk on accelerated learning in 02011, recently interviewed Long Now co-founder Stewart Brand on his podcast, “The Tim Ferriss Show”. The interview is wide-ranging, in-depth, and among the most personal Brand has given to date. Over the course of nearly three hours, Brand touches on everything from the Whole Earth Catalog, why he gave up skydiving, how he deals with depression, his early experiences with psychedelics, the influence of Marshall McLuhan and Buckminster Fuller on his thinking, his recent CrossFit regimen, and the ongoing debate between artificial intelligence and intelligence augmentation. He also discusses the ideas and projects of The Long Now Foundation. ... "
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