To face down the planetary challenges of our time, we need a new Logic for the Future. Join public policy expert Stephen Heintz and science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson for their Long Now Talk, starting now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZR0... - ThreadSky

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longnow.org • 12 days ago

To face down the planetary challenges of our time, we need a new Logic for the Future.

Join public policy expert Stephen Heintz and science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson for their Long Now Talk, starting now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZR06QyDDqk

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longnow.org•12 days ago

Our planet is facing overlapping crises — climate change, the breakdown of the post-01945 international order, rapid technological changes in fields like AI, biotechnology, and geoengineering.

longnow.org•12 days ago

In the face of these crises, public policy expert Stephen Heintz and science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson see that we need a new logic for the future. This logic would not be an amelioration of current conditions but a complete worldview adapted to the challenges of our present moment.

longnow.org•12 days ago

In Heintz’ words: “an amalgam of the ancient, modern, & new.” https://longnow.org/ideas/a-logic-for-the-future-international-relations/

longnow.org•12 days ago

KSR notes that he identifies as an "Utopian" science fiction writer, but notes the inherent tension in his work — "utopias are blueprints, but novels are like soap operas." He points to the work of Ursula K Le Guin as a case of utopian science fiction done right.

longnow.org•12 days ago

Kim Stanley Robinson previously spoke at Long Now about the legacy of Le Guin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvSnKmJ7SZA

longnow.org•12 days ago

Stephen Heintz's work on international relations involves both scaling up and scaling down — scaling beyond nation-states to wider confederations like the EU, and scaling down to re-emphasize the rights of individuals.

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