How art & culture help us rethink time https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190521-how-art-and-culture-can-help-us-rethink-time

What is the main focus of the Deep Civilisation season?

• Discussing short-term mindsets and structures

• Exploring the daily news cycle

• Analyzing the present day problems

• Standing back from the daily news cycle and widening the lens of current place in time

According to the text, what is 'timefulness'?

• The ability to locate ourselves within eras and aeons

• The ability to locate ourselves within weeks and months

• The ability to locate ourselves within minutes and seconds

• The ability to locate ourselves within days and hours

What is the purpose of Rachel Sussman's book 'The Oldest Living Things in the World'?

• To capture photographs of fictional organisms

• To capture photographs of organisms more than 2,000 years old

• To capture photographs of extinct organisms

• To capture photographs of modern organisms

What is the Long Now Foundation building that is designed to run for 10 millennia?

• A clock

• A museum

• A library

• A monument

What is the purpose of the Future Library project created by Katie Paterson?

• To create a library for the past generation

• To create a library for the future generation

• To create a library for the present generation

• To create a library for fictional characters

What is the aim of the Earth Day season at Somerset House?

• To promote individualism

• To promote isolationism

• To promote consumerism

• To promote collective action on the global climate crisis

What was the purpose of the Extinction Rebellion climate protests in the UK?

• To ignore the climate crisis

• To transform roads and bridges using art and culture

• To promote the status quo

• To promote short-term thinking

According to the text, what is the role of art and culture in challenging short-termism?

• To challenge the status quo and inspire radical change

• To discourage creativity and innovation

• To limit perspectives and possibilities

• To reinforce short-term thinking