# Science Lets Humanity Understand Better and See Further by Martin Rees > “The scientific papers on Trailblazing represent a ceaseless quest by scientists over the centuries to test and build on our knowledge of humankind and the universe. Individually they represent those thrilling moments when science allows us to understand better and to see further.” > **— Martin Rees**, *Past, Present and Future, The Royal Society, 2009* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [Past, Present and Future](https://royalsociety.org/news/2009/past-present-future/) — 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/MARS|MARS]] - **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]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Deep Time|Deep Time]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Scientific Literacy|Scientific Literacy]] - [[wiki/Scientific Acceleration|Scientific Acceleration]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The scientific papers on Trailblazing represent a ceaseless quest by scientists over the centuries to test and build on our knowledge of humankind and the universe. Individually they represent those thrilling moments when science allows us to understand better and to see further.” — Martin Rees, Past, Present and Future, The Royal Society, 2009 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-science-lets-humanity-understand-better ```