Engineering life to reach new worlds | the next event in the Big Thinkers series

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THURSDAY 15 JULY 2021 | 6-7pm BST | 1-2pm EDT | ON-DEMAND   The next event in the New Scientist Big Thinkers Series While Earth will eventually come to an end, life on Earth does not need to meet the same fate. To avoid extinction, we will have to find a new home planet, and then a new solar system, to inhabit. As they are today, our frail human bodies could never survive travel to another habitable planet. In this talk, Christopher Mason details a 500-year programme that would engineer the genome so that humans can tolerate the extreme environments of outer space—with the ultimate goal of achieving human settlement of new solar systems. Indeed, argues Mason, we have a moral duty to engineer life to reach new worlds since we are the only species aware of extinction. FIND OUT MORE | TICKET PRICE: £15 | REGISTER NOW NEW SCIENTIST BIG THINKERS SERIES Renowned for their bold vision and daring ideas, the greatest minds in science today discuss their transformative research.  Save £50 on a series ticket.  Coming up this Autumn  The Science of Can and Can’t with Chiara Marletto Thursday 2nd September 2021 6-7pm BST | 1-2pm EDT | On-demand  New Science of Consciousness with Anil Seth Thursday 9th September 2021 6-7pm BST | 1-2pm EDT | On-demand  The Anatomy of Friendship with Robin Dunbar Thursday 21 October 2021 6-7pm BST | 1-2pm EDT | On-demand  Available on-demand now The End of Ageing with Aubrey de Grey Available on-demand The Search for Extraterrestrial Life with Avi Loeb Available on-demand Quantum Computing with Michelle Simmons and John Martinis Available on-demand The Handshake: An Anthropologist’s Guide with Ella Al-Shamahi Available on-demand Origins of Life with Sean B Carroll   Available on-demand Artificial Intelligence with Susan Schneider Available on-demand FIND OUT MORE | TICKET PRICE: £15 | REGISTER NOW Facebook Twitter Instagram This email has been sent to manojdole1.onlinetheo@blogger.com UNSUBSCRIBE from the New Scientist Events emails   MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT to select which emails you receive PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT US   Disclaimer This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible.   We and our third party service providers may use cookies and other web technologies in conjunction with this email. These technologies are used to understand activity with this email and on certain portions of our website. This enables us to improve our site, your experience on our site, and the offerings that we may provide to you. If you do not want these technologies placed on your device, please opt-out of receiving emails from us. Copyright New Scientist Registered Office: 25 Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9ES Registered in England under Company No. 10644366 Australian mailing address: PO Box 2315, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012, Australia Registered in Australia under ABN 22 621 413 170