# Humanity Can Control the Planet's Fate by Martin Rees > “This is the first century where one species, the human species, can really control the whole planet and its fate.” > **— Martin Rees**, *Martin Rees brings 'On the Future: Prospects for Humanity' to Harvard, Harvard Gazette, 2018* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [Martin Rees brings 'On the Future: Prospects for Humanity' to Harvard](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/10/martin-rees-brings-on-the-future-prospects-for-humanity-to-harvard/) — The linked publication contains the quoted passage and its surrounding argument. - **Master research record:** [[research/Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future|Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future]] — preserves this object inside the open Martin Rees source dossier. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Cannot Un-Strike the Match|We Cannot Un-Strike the Match]] - **Article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Existential Risk|Existential Risk]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Civilization|Civilization]] - [[wiki/Species-Level Maturation|Species-Level Maturation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “This is the first century where one species, the human species, can really control the whole planet and its fate.” — Martin Rees, Martin Rees brings 'On the Future: Prospects for Humanity' to Harvard, Harvard Gazette, 2018 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-humanity-control-planets-fate ```