# Machines Can Survive Where Humans Cannot by John C. Mather > "The advantages for space exploration are obvious: machines we build don't have to breathe, and they can withstand extreme temperatures and radiation environments." > **— John C. Mather**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [It's Going To Be A Wild Ride](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26119) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by John C. Mather; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Exobiology|Exobiology]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Exobiology|Exobiology]] - [[wiki/SETI Institute|SETI Institute]] - [[wiki/Post-Biological Embodiment|Post-Biological Embodiment]] - [[wiki/NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory|NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The advantages for space exploration are obvious: machines we build don't have to breathe, and they can withstand extreme temperatures and radiation environments." — John C. Mather, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-john-mather-machines-survive-where-humans-cannot ```