Can Science Save Us? Astronomer Royal, Martin Rees (#271)

In his most recent book If Science is to Save Us, Astronomer Royal
Martin Rees argues that, in his expert and personal analysis of the
scientific endeavor on which we all depend, that we need to think
globally, we need to think rationally and we need to think
long-term, empowered by twenty-first-century technology but guided
by values that science alone cannot provide. In this timely work,
Lord Rees details how there has never been a time when ‘following
the science’ has been more important for humanity. He warns that
our world is so interconnected that a collapse - societal or
ecological - would be a truly global catastrophe. So it’s ever more
crucial to ensure that science is deployed optimally, and that
brakes are applied to applications that are dangerous or
unethical. At no other point in history have we had such
advanced knowledge and technology at our fingertips, nor had such
astonishing capacity to determine the future of our planet.
Therefore, decisions we must make on how science is applied belong
outside the lab and should be the outcome of wide public debate.
For that to happen, science needs to become part of our common
culture. Science is not just for scientists: if it were, it could
never save us from the multiple crises we face. For science can
save us, if its innovations mesh carefully into society and its
applications are channelled for the common good. Martin Rees is the
UK's Astronomer Royal. He is based at Cambridge University where he
is a Fellow (and Former Master) of Trinity College. He is a member
of the House of Lords, and a former President of the Royal Society.
His research interests include space exploration, black holes,
galaxy formation, the multiverse and prospects for extraterrestrial
life. He is co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential
Risks at Cambridge University (CSER). In addition to academic
publications, research papers he has written many general articles
and ten books, most recently 'On the Future: Prospects for
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