[tt] [SALT] The graphic nature of discovery FRIDAY Oct 12 (for forwarding)

[Eugen Leitl]

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F-rom: Stewart Brand <sb at longnow.org>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 10:43:51 -0700
To: salt at list.longnow.org
Subject: [SALT] The graphic nature of discovery FRIDAY Oct 12 (for
	forwarding)
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   Juan Enriquez has made a world-class collection of historic maps which
   were drawn at the very point of discovery. This Friday he'll deploy
   them for the first time in one of his dazzling presentations, to
   examine how we image and imagine what we are exploring, and thus image
   and imagine exploration itself.

   Enriquez is a presenter's presenter, his graphics and delivery so
   original and adroit that the rest of us study his performances for
   ideas we can steal.   He is author of As the Future Catches You and
   The Untied States of America, and CEO and Chair of Biotechonomy, a
   life sciences research and investment firm.

   "Mapping the Frontier of Knowledge," Juan Enriquez, UCSF Mission Bay
   Conference Center, San Francisco, 7pm, FRIDAY, October 12.  The
   lecture starts promptly at 7:30pm.  Admission is free (a $10 donation
   is always welcome, not required).

   The talk is at the Robertson Auditorium at UCSF Mission Bay Conference
   Center, 1675 Owens St., San Francisco.  Map [1]here.  It's just off of
   16th St., near 3rd St.  Parking is handy in the adjoining garage; do
   take along your parking ticket to get it validated for the $5 rate.
   Come early for dinner, if you like, at the pub near the lecture
   hall--- the Fisher Banquet Room.  The New light rail T line runs past
   UCSF Mission Bay.  [2]Here's a link for it.

   Talks coming up:

   Nov. 9 (Friday) - Rosabeth Moss Kanter, "Enduring Principles for
   Changing Times"

   Dec. 14 (Friday) - Jon Ippolito & Joline Blais, "The Edge of Art"

   Jan. 11 (Friday) - Paul Saffo, "Lessons of a Reluctant Futurist"

   Feb. 4 (MONDAY)  - Nassim Nicholas Taleb, "The Future Has Always Been
   Crazier Than We Thought"

   Feb. 25 (MONDAY) - Craig Venter, "Joining 3.5 Billion Years of
   Microbial Invention"

   Apr. 25 (Friday) - Niall Ferguson & Peter Schwartz, "Historian vs.
   Futurist on Human Progress"

   This is one of a monthly series of Seminars About Long-term Thinking
   (SALT) organized by The Long Now Foundation.  Free audios of all
   previous talks are available for download [3]here (and Podcast service
   from [4]here).  If you would like to be notified by email of
   forthcoming talks, go [5]here to sign up online.  Any questions,
   contact Danielle Engelman at Long Now--- 415-561-6582,
   [6]danielle at longnow.org.

   Long Now Members can see high-quality, tightly edited videos of the
   SALT talks online.  Membership costs $8/month ($96/year) and helps
   support the series.  Joinable [7]here.

   You are welcome to forward this note to anyone you think might be
   interested.

                                           --Stewart Brand

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   Stewart Brand -- sb at gbn.org

   The Long Now Foundation - http://www.longnow.org

   Seminars & downloads: http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/

References

   1. http://local.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1675+Owens+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94158+(Mission+Bay+Conference+Center)&layer=&sll=37.774921,-122.393789&sspn=0.0519,0.11467&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=37.76739,-122.393446&spn=0.041252,0.030427&z=15&iwloc=addr
   2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_Third_Street
   3. http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/
   4. http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/podcast.php
   5. http://list.longnow.org/mailman/listinfo/SALT
   6. sendto:danielle at longnow.org
   7. https://secure.longnow.org/members/

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