314. Martin Rees — Can Science Save Us?
The Michael Shermer Show
Why Would I Care? A Century From Now or Whatever?
Economists call this a collective action problem. How do you incentivize somebody to care now about something that? Yes. Well, there are too many people like you, certainly. But I think the main point is that you've got to make people mindful that their grandchildren or those who are now small children will be alive at the end of a century. And if they care, then that will encourage politicians to take action. That's the only hope, I think.
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