Media Archive
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18/01/1996: Night of exploding stars - Independent
05/11/1999: Science: So where is everybody else living? - Independent
15/11/2006: Martin Rees forecasts the future - Independent
24/06/2010: Martin Rees makes a religion out of science so his bishops can gather their tithe - The Guardian
26/07/2010: No need for manned spaceflight, says astronomer royal Martin Rees - The Guardian
27/09/2010: Martin Rees: 'We shouldn't attach any weight to what Hawking says about god' - Independent
15/03/2011: The multiverse: our universe is suspiciously unlikely to exist – unless it is one of many - The Conversation
26/10/2012: Cambridge University's "Terminator studies" department – do we really need it? - The Guardian
16/12/2012: Are we alone in the universe? We'll know soon - The Guardian
06/08/2013: Ask the experts: will robots take over the world? - The Conversation
12/09/2013: To be effective citizens, we all need a feel for science - The Conversation
12/09/2013: Astronomer Royal on science, environment and the future - The Conversation
18/12/2013: For our future in space, China must aim further than the Moon - The Conversation
20/12/2023: Martin Rees: For our future in space, China must aim further than the Moon - Independent
03/09/2014: The geckos sent into orbit died, but don’t give up on life in space just yet - The Guardian
26/11/2014: Martin Rees: The world in 2050 and beyond - The New Statesman
02/06/2015: Clean energy should be our mission to the moon - Independent
20/07/2015: Let’s listen out for alien life - and remember we might not understand it - The Guardian
11/02/2016: The discovery of gravitational waves opens up a new window on the cosmos - Independent
15/06/2016: The proposed reforms to UK research are needlessly drastic. Here's why - The Guardian
29/08/2016: The Anthropocene epoch could inaugurate even more marvellous eras of evolution - The Guardian
03/04/2017: Aliens, very strange universes and Brexit – Martin Rees Q&A - The Conversation
10/01/2018: Lord Martin Rees: Black holes are simpler than forests and science has its limits - CRASSH
14/03/2018: I worked with Stephen Hawking. Here's what impressed me most about him - Salon
14/03/2018: I first met Stephen Hawking when we were students. His parties were legendary and he always insisted he wasn't another Einstein - Independent
14/03/2018: Stephen Hawking: Martin Rees looks back on colleague’s spectacular success against all odds - The Conversation
15/08/2018: Anthill 28: On nothing - The Conversation
15/08/2018: What is nothing? Martin Rees Q&A - The Conversation
22/08/2018: We may have to wait for post-humans to understand universe, says astrophysicist Martin Rees - Independent
18/10/2018: Cosmologist Martin Rees gives humanity a 50-50 chance of surviving the 21st century - Vox
05/12/2018: On the Best Use of Science to Safeguard Humanity - Quantamagazine
20/07/2019: The moon was once a frontier. But new worlds now beckon - The Guardian
12/09/2019: Astronomer Royal Martin Rees to call for international tech guidelines - New Scientist
14/10/2019: Astronomer Royal: We're destroying the book of life before reading it - New Scientist
18/12/2019: Martin Rees: We will become a new species by expanding beyond Earth - New Scientist
22/12/2019: The science stories that shaped 2019 - The Guardian
29/12/2019: Be wary of Elon Musk despoiling the ‘vault of heaven’ - The Guardian
09/10/2020: Britain must nurture its scientific expertise to help save the world from climate crisis, Martin Rees - The Guardian
16/10/2020: From coronavirus to the climate: What it means to be a scientist today - Independent
24/02/2021: Will we ever find life beyond Earth? - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
16/06/2021: Martin Rees and Steven Pinker: Wagering on catastrophe - The New Statesman
16/08/2021: In Conversation with Lord Martin Rees: ‘The Future is in Our Hands, but the Stakes Have Never Been Higher’ - Earth.org
17/10/2021: Is searching for aliens worth the risk? Absolutely, says UK’s leading astronomer - BBC Science Focus
02/01/2022: Nasa’s Webb telescope is a joy. But it’s the private ventures that push at limits - The Guardian
09/03/2022: Time to take a long, hard look at humanity's future in the cosmos - New Scientist
09/03/2022: Martin Rees interview: Elon Musk could spawn the first post-humans - New Scientist
13/04/2022: Letter: Martin Rees gives us some very wise words - New Scientist
30/04/2022: Could space-going billionaires be the vanguard of a cosmic revolution? - The Guardian
10/06/2022: 7 important astronomy achievements of the past 50 years - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
21/07/2022: The Webb Telescope Shows We Don’t Need Astronauts to Explore the Cosmos - The Wall Street Journal
31/08/2022: The dangers of science behind closed doors - IAI News
15/09/2022: SETI: Why extraterrestrial intelligence is more likely to be artificial than biological - Astronomy
18/09/2022: Lord Martin Rees: ‘Long term, humans won’t exist – they’ll evolve into something digital’ - The Telegraph
18/09/2022: Lord Martin Rees on minor falling out with King Charles III as he predicts humans to evolve into 'cyborgs' - Scottish Daily Express
18/10/2022: Seti: why extraterrestrial intelligence is more likely to be artificial than biological - The Conversation
24/10/2022: Lord Martin Rees: an appreciation - EA Forum