Martin Rees on the Limits of Science: Why the Universe Might Be Too Complex For Humans to Ever Understand


Author: Andrew Keen October 28, 2022 Duration: 44:03
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Martin Rees on the Limits of Science: Why the Universe Might Be Too Complex For Humans to Ever Understand

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Martin Rees, author of On the Future: Prospects for Humanity.

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.


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