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tions, then so is almost anywhere. And the limiting factor, both there and here, is not physical resources but knowledge. The Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, has written a book about our vulnerability to scientific accidents, terrorism using weapons of mass destruction and other dangers: he thinks civili
entalists. But the organisers were also struck by the heartbreaking singularity of so many of the cases. A marine biologist in a former republic of the Soviet Union angered government officials by studying local shellfish populations. An African academic was threatened after discovering that funds had been stol
tions, then so is almost anywhere. And the limiting factor, both there and here, is not physical resources but knowledge. The Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees, has written a book about our vulnerability to scientific accidents, terrorism using weapons of mass destruction and other dangers: he thinks civili
entalists. But the organisers were also struck by the heartbreaking singularity of so many of the cases. A marine biologist in a former republic of the Soviet Union angered government officials by studying local shellfish populations. An African academic was threatened after discovering that funds had been stol
ks to mitigate risks “associated with emerging technologies and human activity” —at the University of Cambridge, along with Philosopher Huw Price and Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal. He once described himself to me as “a convinced consequentialist” —convinced enough to have given away much of his entreprene
he development of computers and neuro-mechanical systems was tempered by his pessimism about their exploitation by authoritarian governments, such as the Soviet Union, and the tendency for democracies, such as the United States, to become more authoritarian themselves in confronting the threat of authoritarianism.
ks to mitigate risks “associated with emerging technologies and human activity” —at the University of Cambridge, along with Philosopher Huw Price and Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal. He once described himself to me as “a convinced consequentialist” —convinced enough to have given away much of his entreprene
he development of computers and neuro-mechanical systems was tempered by his pessimism about their exploitation by authoritarian governments, such as the Soviet Union, and the tendency for democracies, such as the United States, to become more authoritarian themselves in confronting the threat of authoritarianism.
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