Lecture – Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal
Monday 23rd February 5:00pm, Oxford

Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and President of the Royal Society, will give a lecture as part of the James Martin 21st Century School’s Distinguished Public Lectures series at Oxford University.  Through our strategic partnership with the School, Pi has secured a limited number of tickets to these lectures.  Lord Rees will speak on the theme of  "The World in 2050".  By 2050 there will be far more of us: world population is predicted to be two billion higher than it is today. This rise, predominantly in the developing world, will engender major geopolitical shifts and tensions. Unless new and appropriate technologies are urgently adopted, rising demands for energy, food and water could irreversably degrade the Earths’ biosphere.  By mid-century, scientific understanding will have been greatly enhanced: science is the one truly global culture. Individuals will be increasingly empowered by technology that potentially offers huge benefits to the developing and the developed world. But these same advances will pose novel ethical dilemmas, and render our ever more interconnected world vulnerable to new and disruptive threats.  www.21school.ox.ac.uk

RSVP to Nicola Middleton if you are interested inattending.
Nicola Middleton
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020 7529 5662