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Long Bets A Fusion Breakthrough & A Lesson On The Pace of Progress The National Ignition Facility has conducted a nuclear fusion reaction that produced more energy than it consumed in a scientific advance long-predicted by many — including Long Now co-founder Danny Hillis. By Jacob Kuppermann
Environment Deep Time Underground Finland’s nuclear waste experts have, for decades, quietly envisioned distant future ecosystems. Exploring their thinking anthropologically can expand our awareness of time. By Vincent Ialenti
Civilization A Timely Reflection on our Changing Climate A single picture reflects the story of a moment in time. With two or more pictures of that same place, you can tell a richer story about change: its breadth, its pace, its cause. By Benjamin Grant
Civilization How Long-term Thinking Can Help Earth Now An interview with Vincent Ialenti, author of Deep Time Reckoning By The Long Now Foundation & Vincent Ialenti