The future of our planet is something debated by many. For our annual science edition, the New Statesman spoke to a number of leading scientists and intellectuals to discover what their take is on the uncertain years to come.

1. David Attenborough

2. Philip Ball

3. Uta Frith

4. Andre Geim

5. Colin Blakemore

6. Dervilla Mitchell

7. Susan Greenfield

8. Maggie Aderin-Pocock

9. Tim Flannery

10. Brian Greene

11. Sunetra Gupta

12. Alastiar Reynolds

13. Aubrey de Grey