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800th Anniversary Talks: Berkhamsted in 100 years
A talk by astrophysicist Dr Suzie Imber (winner BBC programme 'Astronauts, Do You Have What It Takes?') & research scientist, Peter Matthews
About this event
In their talk, Peter and Suzie will discuss topics that will have an impact on Berkhamsted residents in the next 100 years. Will we be led into the promised utopia or will humanity’s propensity for war spread into space?
Technology is fast running ahead of social development and society needs to get in front of this trend. How are the grand-children of today going to cope with this speed of societal change? The future of work, healthcare, digital security and the future place of religion in the automated world all need understanding and debate. Ethical questions, such as low birth rate v. greater longevity, greater leisure and the modification of humans, are becoming more important than technology questions.
The impact of space and the planets on all our lives will grow and we will learn to harvest the planets and use space to power our civilisation, ending our dependence on hydrocarbons. When will the first Berkhamsted resident visit a planet?
Peter Matthews is a research scientist focused on the security and social impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He is the author of books on technology and management topics as well as many scientific papers.
Dr Suzie Imber is Associate Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Leicester and winner of the BBC’s Astronauts – Do You Have What It Takes. She has held posts at NASA and is involved in instrument design for the ESA’s next mission to Mercury. A highly experience mountaineer, she has written computer code to identify and map unclimbed peaks in the Andes and Himalayas.
About this event
In their talk, Peter and Suzie will discuss topics that will have an impact on Berkhamsted residents in the next 100 years. Will we be led into the promised utopia or will humanity’s propensity for war spread into space?
Technology is fast running ahead of social development and society needs to get in front of this trend. How are the grand-children of today going to cope with this speed of societal change? The future of work, healthcare, digital security and the future place of religion in the automated world all need understanding and debate. Ethical questions, such as low birth rate v. greater longevity, greater leisure and the modification of humans, are becoming more important than technology questions.
The impact of space and the planets on all our lives will grow and we will learn to harvest the planets and use space to power our civilisation, ending our dependence on hydrocarbons. When will the first Berkhamsted resident visit a planet?
Peter Matthews is a research scientist focused on the security and social impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He is the author of books on technology and management topics as well as many scientific papers.
Dr Suzie Imber is Associate Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Leicester and winner of the BBC’s Astronauts – Do You Have What It Takes. She has held posts at NASA and is involved in instrument design for the ESA’s next mission to Mercury. A highly experience mountaineer, she has written computer code to identify and map unclimbed peaks in the Andes and Himalayas.
8pm
£6
£6
St Peter’s Church, Church Lane, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 2AX
Tue 17 May 2022
Website:
www.stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk/800
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