# Humanity Has Become Nature's Greatest Risk by Martin Rees > “We are living in the first century when the greatest risks come from human actions rather than from nature.” > **— Martin Rees**, *2006: What Is Your Dangerous Idea?, Edge, 2006* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [2006: What Is Your Dangerous Idea?](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11987) — 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/Technological Risk|Technological Risk]] - [[wiki/Anthropocene|Anthropocene]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “We are living in the first century when the greatest risks come from human actions rather than from nature.” — Martin Rees, 2006: What Is Your Dangerous Idea?, Edge, 2006 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-humanity-has-become-natures-greatest ```