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Upcoming Seminars About Long-term Thinking

Sep 16     Blaise Agüera y Arcas

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Tue, Sep 16, 02025 @ 7:00PM PT
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  “What is Intelligence?”

Oct 14 Lynn Rothschild “The Ultimate in Extreme Ecology: Life Off Planet for Science and Settlement”   Nov 12 Kate Crawford “Mapping Time”   Dec 03 Rick Prelinger “Lost Landscapes 02025”   Feb 17 Stefan Sagmeister “Finally, something good.”      View All Seminars

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clock as an icon to long term thinking.

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