Join Long Now Boston for an evening of science, history, and exploration at the Harvard-Smithsonian Observatory with Philippe Reekie. We’ll have a talk offering insights into the search for life on other worlds, a 45-minute tour of the Observatory including a visit to the Great Refractor, and, weather permitting, view various deep-time celestial objects.

On Tuesday, Oct 29, 02024, Long Now Boston was proud to co-host a conversation between Greg Epstein, humanist chaplain at Harvard and MIT, and Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, at the Cambridge Public Library. 

What is the oldest living thing in New England? And what could we learn from it about seeing the past and future from the perspective of hundreds of years and about being good ancestors?

Members of Long Now Boston and their friends set out in October to answer these and other questions on an expedition to find the oldest living thing in New England. A number of authorities claim that the oldest living thing would likely be a tree of a long-lived species such as tupelo (black gum), cedar, and Eastern hemlock, examples of which can live over 600 years.

Come to talk about the future of healthcare and longevity with friends and the innovation community.