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An excerpt from @stewartbrand.bsky.social’s new book, Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One, reminds us to pay heed to Pete Seeger’s wise words: “You should consider that the essential art of civilization is maintenance.”

Stunning visuals from photographer and adventurer @christophermichel.com, Long Now’s Artist-in-Residence, illuminate humanity’s relationship with time, capturing the fragility and resilience of civilization.

Artworks and essays from Jonathon Keats, Ian van Coller, and @aeheggli.bsky.social explore the intersection of art, science, and climate stewardship at 11,000 feet at Long Now’s Nevada Bristlecone Preserve.

- Long Now Talks by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social & @dkthomp.bsky.social, @romankrznaric.bsky.social & @kateraworth.bsky.social, and Stephen Heintz & Kim Stanley Robinson chart new roadmaps to economic and geopolitical consensus.

This year's issue includes:
- Essays from @blaiseaguera.bsky.social, @kalladomcdowell.bsky.social, Benjamin Bratton, and @saraimari.bsky.social consider how to define and differentiate intelligence, computation, and identity in the face of synthetic minds.

Pace Layers takes its name and shape from Long Now cofounder Stewart Brand’s pace layers framework — a tool for thinking about how civilizations work.

This cover is spectacular, such beautiful work from the @stripepress.bsky.social team. Look at the detail.

Learn more about The Council and see a full list of members here: longnow.org/people/counc...