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A prototype of the Clock of the Long Now via Long Now Foundation.

The Long Now Foundation: Think on, and on, and on

“Are you sure you are really interested in the preservation of the human race, once you and all the people you know are no longer living?” asked Swiss writer and architect Max Frisch in his Diary 1966–1971. The founders of the Long Now Foundation would answer with a resounding “Yes”.

Dr. Dacher Keltner: How Art Opens Our Eyes to Everyday Awe

Dr. Dacher Keltner: How Art Opens Our Eyes to Everyday Awe

Dr. Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology and director of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, has researched the emotion of awe for over 15 years. Here he shares the latest findings into a sensation we all experience but hardly understand.

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