# The Posthuman Era May Begin on Mars by Martin Rees > “The posthuman era is probably not going to start here on Earth; it will be spearheaded by these communities on Mars.” > **— Martin Rees**, *Curtains For Us All?, Edge, 2017* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [Curtains For Us All?](https://www.edge.org/conversation/martin_rees-curtains-for-us-all) — 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/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/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The posthuman era is probably not going to start here on Earth; it will be spearheaded by these communities on Mars.” — Martin Rees, Curtains For Us All?, Edge, 2017 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-posthuman-era-begin-mars ```