A Protopian Frontier | Jenny Johnston @longnow
A Protopian Frontier | Jenny Johnston  @longnow
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Jenny Johnston - A Protopian Frontier

Mike Olson - A Solar Metric Clock

Ben Haldeman - Expanding Life & Consciousness in the Universe

Christopher Daniel - 3,000 Years of Maintenance

Rose Bloomin - What is Plurality?

Andrew Hessel - The Age of Programming Life

Dustin Bajer - Cultivate the Millennium!

Elle Miller - Unlocking Innovation Together: The Power of Public-Private Partnerships

Mark Bonchek - The Longing for Belonging

Andrew Warner - Interval Decennial Sneak Peek

Jane McGonigal - Social Simulations of Unthinkable Futures

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