Summary of the Long Now Boston Community Conversation May 7, 02018 by Paul Hoxie and George Gantz Juan Enriquez has been thinking about how difficult it is to have open conversations about ethics, and on Monday, May 7th, he shared his thoughts with Long Now Boston at Le Laboratoire in Cambridge MA. He started by […]
The eggplant (or aubergine in Europe) is such a fascinating vegetable. It has a unique and wonderful flavor, but can be intimidating to cook or eat for the uninitiated. It is also such a weird color – deep purple, almost black, and, at the same time, both shiny and intense. It turns out its color […]
Summary of the Long Now Boston Community Conversation April 5, 02018 By George Gantz According to Professor Jay Samons, we have been fooling ourselves for a very long time. The idea that democracy was the beacon for enlightened governance only appeared in the 19thcentury, and the mythology on which it is based is a fraud. […]
A New Resurgence of Progressive Action The progressive agenda for peace, justice and environmental sustainability has certainly been darkened by black clouds, here at home and across the globe. But as John Milton noted in the 17th century, every black cloud has a silver lining. My new PEP Talk Black Clouds and Silver Linings highlights some of […]
Summary of the Long Now Boston Community Conversation March 5, 02018By Paul Hoxie and George Gantz Guest speaker: Dr. Martin Elvis, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Introduction Humanity has always had a profound relationship to space. In the long past, the objects in the heavens ruled the days, the seasons and the eons, and the attempt […]
