# Off-World Pioneers May Become the First Posthumans by Martin Rees > “I think the first post-humans are going to be descendants of [pioneers living independently from Earth on Mars or asteroids].” > **— Martin Rees**, *Martin Rees on Brexit, Mars colonies and the post-human era, WIRED, 2016* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [Martin Rees on Brexit, Mars colonies and the post-human era](https://www.wired.com/story/martin-rees-post-humans-life-in-solar-system/) — The linked publication contains the quoted passage and its surrounding argument. Square brackets transparently restore referents established by the surrounding source. - **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/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] - [[wiki/Transhumanism|Transhumanism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “I think the first post-humans are going to be descendants of [pioneers living independently from Earth on Mars or asteroids].” — Martin Rees, Martin Rees on Brexit, Mars colonies and the post-human era, WIRED, 2016 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-off-world-pioneers-become-first ```