# Our Universe May Be One Island in a Cosmic Archipelago by Martin Rees > “What we have traditionally called our universe is just one island in an infinite cosmic archipelago—the multiverse.” > **— Martin Rees**, *An Interesting Scientific Question, Inference, 2017* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [An Interesting Scientific Question](https://inference-review.com/letter/an-interesting-scientific-question) — 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/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Ramanujan Mathematical Universe|The Ramanujan Mathematical Universe]] - **Article:** [[articles/Project Hail Mary and Other Intelligences|Project Hail Mary and Other Intelligences]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Cosmology|Cosmology]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Multiverse|Multiverse]] - [[wiki/Cosmic View|Cosmic View]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “What we have traditionally called our universe is just one island in an infinite cosmic archipelago—the multiverse.” — Martin Rees, An Interesting Scientific Question, Inference, 2017 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-universe-one-island-cosmic-archipelago ```