Technology and Losing the Past

Stewart Brand is one those big thinkers who seems to have the capability to get others to share his vision. He has a new venture , Long Now, that deals with concerns that the accelerating pace of change threatens our ability to ground outselves in history and plan thoughtfully for the future. His perspective plays out in a variety of interesting ways including what he has to say about the permanence of digital historical records. Take a look at his site.