Martin Rees: If you have been abducted by aliens, please don't tell me
Prof Lord Rees says he tells 'cranks' instead to write to each other with claims of extraterrestrial encounters
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Prof Lord Rees says he tells 'cranks' instead to write to each other with claims of extraterrestrial encounters
SIR – It would seem as though we are approaching a status quo on Ukraine wherein Western governments have convinced themselves that direct action to save Ukrainians from slow annihilation from Russian bombardment is inappropriate.
The warning comes from Lord Martin Rees, who is the Astronomer Royal and a former president of the Royal Society. Speaking at the Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk, Lord Rees said he feared the action of malicious groups, or even individuals. The expert warned such activity could create a pathogen worse than the Covid-19 virus
Lord Rees of Ludlow, the ex-president of the Royal Society, said the potential for individuals to manipulate viruses to be more deadly keeps him 'awake at night'.
The Astronomer Royal says the world will have to give up some privacy to prevent malevolent groups or individuals creating havoc