Martin Rees: Can we prevent the end of the world?
السير مارتن ريس: هل يمكننا منع نهاية العالم؟
Lord Martin Rees, one of the world's most eminent astronomers, is an emeritus professor of cosmology and astrophysics at the University of Cambridge and the UK's Astronomer Royal. He is one of our key thinkers on the future of humanity in the cosmos. Full bio
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(ضحك)
worldwide within days;
التنقل الجوي خلال أيام معدودة؛
أن تنشر الذعر والإشاعات
ووجود مسرطنات في الطعام
في مجال التكنولوجيا الحيوية،
and create new organisms
وخلق كائنات حية جديدة
played with chemistry sets.
من مثل هذه المخاطر عن طريق التشريع؟
will be done somewhere,
سوف يتم في مكان ما،
ولكن لا نستطيع.
أخذ الخيطة والحذر
of potentially devastating
إطلاق ما يمكن أن يكون مدمرا
مثل العملية الدارونية
will happen much faster,
بشكل أسرع،
في جامعة كامبريدج
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Martin Rees - AstrophysicistLord Martin Rees, one of the world's most eminent astronomers, is an emeritus professor of cosmology and astrophysics at the University of Cambridge and the UK's Astronomer Royal. He is one of our key thinkers on the future of humanity in the cosmos.
Why you should listen
Lord Martin Rees has issued a clarion call for humanity. His 2004 book, ominously titled Our Final Hour, catalogues the threats facing the human race in a 21st century dominated by unprecedented and accelerating scientific change. He calls on scientists and nonscientists alike to take steps that will ensure our survival as a species.
One of the world's leading astronomers, Rees is an emeritus professor of cosmology and astrophysics at Cambridge, and UK Astronomer Royal. Author of more than 500 research papers on cosmological topics ranging from black holes to quantum physics to the Big Bang, Rees has received countless awards for his scientific contributions. But equally significant has been his devotion to explaining the complexities of science for a general audience, in books like Before the Beginning and Our Cosmic Habitat.
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