Long Now Ignite Speakers

Geeky, fanciful, poignant, educational, with fresh angles on long-term thinking - Long Now Members shine in our annual Ignite Talks!

Watch the livestream here on May 25, 02022 at 5:00pm PT

Watch & share these talks on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/longnow and Long Now

For almost two decades, Long Now has produced hundreds of talks from the world’s leading long-term thinkers—and it’s all possible because of the support of our members and donors. Now, we are showcasing a curated set of short Ignite Talks created and given by the Long Now Members themselves.

With thousands of members from all around the world, the Long Now community has a wide range of perspectives, stories, and experiences to offer. What's an Ignite talk? It's a story format created by Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis that's exactly 5 minutes long, told by a speaker who's working with 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds (ready or not).

These Ignite talks will range from geeky, fanciful, poignant, educational, with some fresh angles on long-term thinking - join us online for a fun and fast-paced event full of surprising and thoughtful ideas!

Our Ignite Speakers and Their Talks:

Jason Crawford: Can economic growth continue over the long term?
Thais Nye Derich: Ectogenesis
Matthew Dockrey: Scientific revolutions are kind of messy
George Ferrandi: Introducing: Jump!Star
Linda Gass: The Living Shoreline: Growing Community & Planting for the Future
Sandy Litchfield: On Distant Keys
Adam Long: How Marketers Ruined The World For The Long Term
Jose Julio Zerpa Rodriguez: West Mexico Volcanoes
Monica L. Smith: Nature Always Wins