Lord Martin Rees, Ph.D., OM, FRS is a Fellow of Trinity College and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge. He holds the honorary title of Astronomer Royal and was President of the Royal Society from 2005-2010.

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Martin Rees' Twitter: https://twitter.com/LordMartinRees​
Ian Bott's Twitter: https://twitter.com/IanBott​

OUTLINE:
0:00​ - Introduction
0:45​ - On the Future
2:55​ - Existential Risks
4:18​ - Psychology of Discount Rates
9:24​ - Climate Change
17:50​ - Pandemics
22:20​ - Intelligent Life
30:17​ - Artificial Intelligence
34:15​ - Gene Editing
38:43​ - Wealth Inequality
41:12​ - The Future of Education
43:13​ - Is This Our Final Century?

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