The world in 2050 and far beyond with Professor Martin Rees

In this talk, Professor Martin Rees, Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge, will discuss his vision for the future of humanity and science. Lord Martin Rees is an astrophysicist and cosmologist, and a former Astronomer Royal. He is based at the University of Cambridge, where he has been Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Institute of Astronomy, and is a co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. Martin is a Fellow, and former Master, of Trinity College, Cambridge. He was President of the Royal Society from 2005 to 2010. His main astronomical research interests have been galaxy formation, cosmic jets, black holes, gamma ray bursts, along with more speculative aspects of cosmology – in particular, whether we live in a multiverse – and the prospects of detecting extraterrestrial life. His awards include the Templeton Prize and the Dirac Medal. His 10 books include: Just Six Numbers, Our Cosmic Habitat, Gravity’s Fatal Attraction, If Science is to Save Us, The End of Astronauts and, the recently published book he co-authored with Alan Lightman, The Shape of Wonder: How Scientists Think, Work and Live.