# Technology May Replace Darwinian Evolution by Martin Rees > “Earth has a billion-year future ahead of it where life could persist, which means there’s plenty of time for evolution. Moreover, future evolution won’t happen on the slow timescale of Darwinian natural selection. Instead, it will happen via the application of technology. Within a couple of centuries we will be capable of altering our descendants via genetic engineering and cyborg techniques into almost a different species.” > **— Martin Rees**, *How Will the Human Body Evolve to Live On Other Planets?, VICE, 2014* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [How Will the Human Body Evolve to Live On Other Planets?](https://www.vice.com/sv/article/martin-rees-interview-819/) — 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/Technological Evolution|Technological Evolution]] - [[wiki/Major Evolutionary Transitions|Major Evolutionary Transitions]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Earth has a billion-year future ahead of it where life could persist, which means there’s plenty of time for evolution. Moreover, future evolution won’t happen on the slow timescale of Darwinian natural selection. Instead, it will happen via the application of technology. Within a couple of centuries we will be capable of altering our descendants via genetic engineering and cyborg techniques into almost a different species.” — Martin Rees, How Will the Human Body Evolve to Live On Other Planets?, VICE, 2014 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-technology-replace-darwinian-evolution ```