The Interval at Long Now welcomesEsther Dyson
The Short Now: What Addiction, Day-trading and Most of Society’s Ills Have in Common
Long Now board member Esther Dyson outlines her (long) journey from economics and journalism through tech to her current focus on health (not care). She will discuss the long now of Wellville, and how addiction - or short-term thinking - affects not just individuals but also the institutions and culture that are eroding people’s natural resilience. In summary, short-term desire is addiction; long-term desire is purpose!
All six members of the Wellville team, who will be in town following a visit to the Wellville site in Lake County, will be in attendance.
Check-in begins 6:30pm; talk starts at 7:30pm at The Interval at Long Now
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Esther Dyson is a Long Now Board member, founder of Wellville, and chairman of EDventure Holdings. She is an active angel investor, best-selling author, board member and advisor concentrating on emerging markets and technologies, new space and health. She sits on the boards of 23andMe and Voxiva (txt4baby), and is an investor in Crohnology, Eligible API, Keas, Omada Health, Sleepio, StartUp Health and Valkee, among others. From October 2008 to March of 2009, Esther lived in Star City outside Moscow, Russia, training as a backup cosmonaut.
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The Interval at Long Now welcomesEsther Dyson
The Short Now: What Addiction, Day-trading and Most of Society’s Ills Have in Common
Long Now board member Esther Dyson outlines her (long) journey from economics and journalism through tech to her current focus on health (not care). She will discuss the long now of Wellville, and how addiction - or short-term thinking - affects not just individuals but also the institutions and culture that are eroding people’s natural resilience. In summary, short-term desire is addiction; long-term desire is purpose!
All six members of the Wellville team, who will be in town following a visit to the Wellville site in Lake County, will be in attendance.
Check-in begins 6:30pm; talk starts at 7:30pm at The Interval at Long Now
Join Long Now to support our programming and get access to livestream video of our talks.
Esther Dyson is a Long Now Board member, founder of Wellville, and chairman of EDventure Holdings. She is an active angel investor, best-selling author, board member and advisor concentrating on emerging markets and technologies, new space and health. She sits on the boards of 23andMe and Voxiva (txt4baby), and is an investor in Crohnology, Eligible API, Keas, Omada Health, Sleepio, StartUp Health and Valkee, among others. From October 2008 to March of 2009, Esther lived in Star City outside Moscow, Russia, training as a backup cosmonaut.
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