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They really, really do. They do a spectacular job of bringing in people who are at the vanguard without slipping over the edge, so to speak. Two favorites from
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They really, really do. They do a spectacular job of bringing in people who are at the vanguard without slipping over the edge, so to speak.
Two favorites from the last couple years:
Mary Lou Jepsen talking about new modes of cheap, easy medical imaging and their potential impacts:
https://longnow.org/seminars/02018/oct/29/toward-practical-telepathy/ https://longnow.org/seminars/02018/oct/29/toward-practical-t...
Michael Frachetti on the role of nomadic pastoralists in both generating and spreading knowledge along the historic silk roads:
https://longnow.org/seminars/02018/feb/26/open-source-civilization-unexpected-origins-silk-road/ https://longnow.org/seminars/02018/feb/26/open-source-civili...
They’re really such a diverse group of speakers and subjects, and all of them have been really high quality and high value.
- germinalphrase 5y agoAgreed. They also do a great job of nerding out on a topic without getting so into the technical weeds that a mass audience can’t follow.