Polostan

By inspiring thought and conversation about how we've been shaped by the last 10,000 years and what might be in store for us over the next 10,000 years,Long Now Talksseek to expand our collective sense of the present moment.Long Now Talks are brought to you byThe Long Now Foundation, which has spent the last 25 years igniting cultural imagination around long-term thinking.Join us atlongnow.org/join

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Neal Stephenson’s new series - an expansive historical epic of intrigue and international espionage, presaging the dawn of the Atomic Age.

SFJAZZ Center

Advance tickets for this Seminar are sold out. Please watch the live stream of this talk at www.longnow.org/live

The Long Now Foundation welcomes<h4>Neal Stephenson</h4><h3><a href="https://longnow.org/ideas/polostan/" title="https://longnow.org/ideas/polostan/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Polostan</a></h3>Doors at 6:00pm, talk starts at 7:00pmTickets are bundled with a signed copy of the new book. <a href="https://longnow.org/membership/" title="https://longnow.org/membership/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Long Now Members</a> purchase the book but get their usual complimentary tickets for the in-person event.We'll have a pre-show bar at SFJAZZ and additional copies of Stephenson's new book for sale. <blockquote>"The first installment in a monumental new series—an expansive historical epic of intrigue and international espionage, presaging the dawn of the Atomic Age."</blockquote> We are thrilled to be hosting the launch of <a href="https://www.nealstephenson.com/" title="https://www.nealstephenson.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Neal Stephenson's</a> newest book <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/polostan-neal-stephenson" title="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/polostan-neal-stephenson" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Polostan</a>. Set against the turbulent decades of the early twentieth century, Polostan is an inventive, richly detailed, and deeply entertaining historical epic from Stephenson, whose prior books include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptonomicon" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptonomicon" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cryptonomicon</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baroque_Cycle" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baroque_Cycle" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Baroque Cycle</a>.Our conversation host for this evening is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_C._Mann" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_C._Mann" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Charles C. Mann</a>, journalist &amp; author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/1491-second-edition-new-revelations-of-the-americas-before-columbus-charles-c-mann/7828628" title="https://bookshop.org/p/books/1491-second-edition-new-revelations-of-the-americas-before-columbus-charles-c-mann/7828628" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wizard-and-the-prophet-two-remarkable-scientists-and-their-dueling-visions-to-shape-tomorrow-s-world-charles-mann/21238413" title="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wizard-and-the-prophet-two-remarkable-scientists-and-their-dueling-visions-to-shape-tomorrow-s-world-charles-mann/21238413" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Wizard and The Prophet</a>. Mann has also given two Long Now Talks.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Stephenson" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Stephenson" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Neal Stephenson's</a> writing catapults the reader into his deeply imaginative, meticulously researched and captivating worlds. Crafting gripping stories across genres from cyber-punk, historical fiction, speculative and science fiction to thoughtful non-fiction writing on technology and culture, Stephenson's sharp eye and voracious intellect deliver full immersion into his narratives.A long-time friend of The Long Now Foundation, Stephenson contributed early ideas for the 10,000 Year Clock which grew into elements of his 02008 novel, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/anathem-neal-stephenson/8961850?ean=9780061474101" title="https://bookshop.org/p/books/anathem-neal-stephenson/8961850?ean=9780061474101" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Anathem</a>. His newest book, <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/polostan-neal-stephenson" title="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/polostan-neal-stephenson" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Polostan</a>, will be released on October 15, 02024.

Long Now Talks explore compelling ideas on long-term thinking from speakers around the world. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/longnow" title="https://www.youtube.com/longnow" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Subscribe to our YouTube channel</a> to catch all of our cinematic lecture releases including highlights &amp; full talks.We also release each talk as a <a href="https://longnow.org/talks/#podcasts" title="https://longnow.org/talks/#podcasts" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">podcast episode</a>, and often publish related stories on <a href="https://longnow.org/ideas/" title="https://longnow.org/ideas/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Long Now Ideas</a>. Support Long Now Talks by sharing all of these with friends.

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