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

SETI Institute · talk · Watch on YouTube

Futurism & technology and societyMechanical & precision engineeringEngineering & making (other)

What it is

Alexander Rose of the Long Now Foundation describes the design and construction of the 10,000 year clock conceived by Danny Hillis. He covers the project's history, methods, and how different cultures built things to last millennia.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “The remark on the stone in Japan is at about 44:30 into the video.”

    Lecture on the Clock, with a mention of Japanese tsunami stones

    oddsquare66, 2015-08 · Recommendation · in “Tsunami Warnings, Written in Stone (2011)”

  2. “There is a discussion of their research into various methods pursued by different cultures over the centuries”

    Research on how cultures built things to last thousands of years

    JoeDaDude, 2016-06 · Recommendation · in “This is not a place of honor”

  3. “this very long but fascinating video discusses it”

    Long, fascinating discussion of building lasting subterranean structures

    nyolfen, 2019-10 · Recommendation · in “Collapse OS”

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Topics: 10000 year clock, long now, durable structures, knowledge preservation

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