# One Species Can Jeopardize Every Future Generation by Martin Rees > “[The twenty-first century] is the first when one species, ours, can determine the planet’s future, threaten our civilization and jeopardize the existence of future generations.” > **— Martin Rees**, *Meet the Co-Founder of an Apocalypse Think Tank, Scientific American, 2015* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [Meet the Co-Founder of an Apocalypse Think Tank](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-the-co-founder-of-an-apocalypse-think-tank/) — 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/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/Anthropocene|Anthropocene]] - [[wiki/Planetary Stewardship|Planetary Stewardship]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “[The twenty-first century] is the first when one species, ours, can determine the planet’s future, threaten our civilization and jeopardize the existence of future generations.” — Martin Rees, Meet the Co-Founder of an Apocalypse Think Tank, Scientific American, 2015 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-one-species-jeopardize-every-future ```