[Unedited] Lord Martin Rees with Krista Tippett

Published: Nov. 21, 2013, 11:24 p.m.

Some of the biggest philosophical and ethical questions of this century may be raised on scientific frontiers \u2014 as we gain a better understanding of the deep structure of space and time and the wilder \u201cmicroworld.\u201d Astrophysicist Martin Rees paints a fascinating picture of how we might be changed by what we do not yet know: \u201cIf science teaches me anything, it teaches me that even simple things like an atom are fairly hard to understand. And that makes me skeptical of anyone who claims to have the last word or complete understanding of any deep aspect of reality.\u201d This is On Being\u2019s complete, unedited interview with Lord Rees. See more at http://www.onbeing.org/program/cosmic-origami-and-what-we-dont-know/250