Construction of the 10000 year clock - Alexander Rose (SETI Talks)

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended in threads about long-lasting structures and passing knowledge across generations, as a long but fascinating talk.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

SETI Institute

Topic

long-term thinking

Format

talk

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

4

Recommendation years in dataset

2015–2019

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From the original HN conversations

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• The Clock of the Long Now: [LINK] The lecture on the Clock that I saw was recorded. You can see it here: [VIDEO] The remark on the stone in Japan is at about 44:30 into the video.

• This team should collaborate with the makers of the Clock of the Long Now ( [LINK] ), another device intended to last thousands of years. There is a discussion of their research into various methods pursued by different cultures over the centuries to pursue similar …

• As you probably know, the Long Now foundation has wrestled with the problem of extended time period preservation of physical buildings. In the video linked below, they discuss how ancient people attempted to carry knowledge through the generations. Some of my favorites: the stone markers …