Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 16th January 2023
Posted: 16th January 2023
Jan. 16, 2023
Soldiers sick with Spanish flu at a hospital ward, Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas.
BIOSECURITY
An illustrated history of the world’s deadliest epidemics, from ancient Rome to Covid-19Learn about the history of epidemics and pandemics that resulted in more than one million deaths in this timeline compiled by Bulletin multimedia editor Erik English. Read more.
NUCLEAR RISK
Out of the Silo: Nuclear Security in ContextAt this event hosted by the the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Truman Center for National Policy, Bulletin President and CEO Rachel Bronson will join a panel of experts to discuss the importance of nuclear security, and why elevating new voices on nuclear security makes the US more secure. Read more.
NUCLEAR RISK
Why US policy on North Korea should prioritize nonproliferation, not denuclearizationWhile the United States and South Korea can’t stop North Korea’s nuclear program, they must reduce Kim’s incentive to use a nuclear weapon, write nuclear risk researchers Jordan Chase and Eliana Reynolds. Read more.
New issue: Renewable Technologies in the Valley of Death
The Inflation Reduction Act contains $370 billion to cut carbon emissions. What new, climate change-fighting technologies will come of all this money? And what will determine which of those renewable technologies will succeed and which will fail? Experts aim to answer these questions in the latest issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
DOOMSDAY CLOCK
Why the Doomsday Clock mattersRenowned graphic designer Michael Bierut has called the Bulletin’s Doomsday Clock the most powerful piece of information design of the 20th century. In the lead up to the 2023 announcement, read Bulletin President and CEO Rachel Bronson’s 2016 take on the Clock that is still relevant today. Read more.
DOOMSDAY CLOCK
Listen to the Doomsday Clock playlistOver the decades, musicians including The Who, Iron Maiden, and Bright Eyes have been inspired by the Doomsday Clock. Listen to our Spotify playlist, and let us know who else we’re missing! Listen now.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“We now have airtight, unimpeachable evidence that ExxonMobil accurately predicted global warming years before it turned around and publicly attacked climate science and scientists.”
— Geoffrey Supran, “Exxon Scientists Predicted Global Warming, Even as Company Cast Doubts, Study Finds,” New York Times
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