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March 21, 2009

Endangered Languages: Lost Knowledge and the Future

Long Now held a very interesting "endangered languages, lost knowledge and the future" event last night at San Francisco's Fort Mason.

As part of this, Long Now's Rosetta Project website relaunched. As Stewart alerts me, "one reason to document in one place all the world's languages is also a motivation behind Everett's presentation: Fifty to ninety percent of the world's languages are predicted to disappear in the next century, many with little or no significant documentation."

The next SALT talks in San Francisco are: April 8 (Wednesday)- Mayor Gavin Newsom, "Cities and Time" May 5 (Tuesday) - Michael Pollan, "Deep Agriculture"

For more information in general, you can visit Long Now's blog or listen to their podcasts.

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I totally agree that when we lose one of these cultures, part of the knowledge we have has human beings vanishes too. It is our loss.

I would like to help document some of these cultures and increase awareness of them, but I need your help! I entered a contest to win your "dream photography assignment" and mine is to document some of these people groups. You can read and vote for my idea at:

http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/clayjar/endangered-cultures-a-language-disappears-every-14-days/

Please vote for my idea as only the top 20 go on to judging. Thanks.

Posted by: Mark | Mar 23, 2009 6:27:46 PM