How to save humankind (according to James Lovelock)

James Lovelock, the renowned scientist, has died aged 103. In 2019, to mark his 100th birthday, The Economist interviewed him about why he thinks the human race is under threat of destruction—and his radical plan for saving it. Read more here: Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: Is the human race under threat of destruction? This man thinks so and he has a plan for saving it. He’s a renowned scientist, inventor and most famously he is the man who came up with a revolutionary new idea of how the Earth works. He is James Lovelock and he has just turned 100 years old. He believes artificial intelligence or so called “cyborgs” could take control, cool the planet and allow the human species to survive. James Lovelock’s work has changed the way scientists look at everything - from the common cold, to life on Mars. He invented a device that detected ozone-damaging CFCs in the atmosphere all around the world a precursor to the d