Ramez Naam First question from the audience is on geo-engineering, and what techniques are both effective and non-invasive. KSR is a fan of a proposal from Sir David King involving depositing artificial whale droppings into the oceans, replacing the natural excrement that has been lost.

More on that proposal here: newscientist.com/article/230926…

KSR reads AGU's Eos, nature Briefing, Science News, and @SejOrg to keep apace with the latest environmental science news.

Asked on the potentials and risks of AI, KSR recommends reading Francis Spufford's Red Plenty, which explores the issue from the perspective of the Soviet Union and central planning: graywolfpress.org/books/red-plen…

When he visited COP26 in Glasgow, KSR noted that the conference was filled with asset managers and capitalists who were going long on the world -- 'because when the world crashes, it's bad for business.'

The most surprising invitation KSR has received since the Ministry for The Future came out: doing a conference next month with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala.

KSR promises more novels to come -- and shorter ones (125 pages) too!

'Hope is subtle but omnipresent' - Kim Stanley Robinson, tipping his hat to Gramsci's maxim on pessimism of the intellect and optimism of the will.

Our next Long Now Talk will be on Tuesday, March 22 with life on his new book Floating Upstream: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand. Find out more and RSVP at: eventbrite.com/e/floating-ups…

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