Join the Georgia Tech Library in the retroTECH Lab on the third floor of Crosland Tower on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. for The Long Now Lecture Series @ retroTECH. The program will feature Hijacked Histories, Polarized Futures by historian Abby Smith Rumsey. Originally delivered in 2023, the talk offers a framework for discussing current social and political tensions and how increasing polarization could shape the future.The conversation will be facilitated by Reference Archivist Alex Brinson. This drop-in event does not require registration, but we encourage you to let us know you're coming by registering ahead of time here.The Long Now Lecture Series @ retroTECH is part of retroTECH’s effort to create the future by exploring and preserving our technological past.