# There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be Alive by Martin Rees > “For most people, there has never been a better time to be alive than now.” > **— Martin Rees**, *Can Science Save the World?, Project Syndicate, 2008* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [Can Science Save the World?](https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/can-science-save-the-world-2008-11) — 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/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/Scientific Acceleration|Scientific Acceleration]] - [[wiki/Civilization|Civilization]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “For most people, there has never been a better time to be alive than now.” — Martin Rees, Can Science Save the World?, Project Syndicate, 2008 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-there-has-never-better-time ```