Rich with fascinating insights into cutting-edge science and technology, Martin Rees takes a provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science, exploring robotics, artificial intelligence and the threat of climate change.
About the Author
Martin Rees is Astronomer Royal, and has been Master of Trinity College and Director of the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University. As a member of the UK’s House of Lords and former President of the Royal Society, he is much involved in international science and issues of technological risk. His books include Our Cosmic Habitat (Princeton), Just Six Numbers, and Our Final Hour (published in the UK as Our Final Century). He lives in Cambridge, UK.