Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists April 20, 2023
Posted: 20th April 2023
April 20, 2023
Filippa Lentzos, Emmanuelle Tuerlings, Stephanie Norlock, Adedeji Ebo, Alex Demarsh, and Samuel Bonti-Ankomah discuss global biorisk management at the Pathogens Project Conference.
BIOSECURITY
Watch the Pathogens Project conference live in Geneva, SwitzerlandRight now, top biosecurity and public health experts are joined together in “the capital of peace” to decide how to create a framework for future pathogen research. To get involved, listen to their discussions and send your questions in for speakers via Twitter. Learn more.
BIOSECURITY
How biological risk is moving the Doomsday ClockTo kick off the Pathogens Project Conference in Geneva, the Bulletin unveiled this video exploring the connection of the Doomsday Clock and the growing danger of biological risks. Play video.
NUCLEAR RISK
How Chinese military aid to Russia could lead to a strategic reversal of nuclear forcesA new Russian-Chinese strategic alliance—once thought to be unlikely—could have far-reaching implications for the balance of forces between the world’s largest nuclear powers. Read more.
Starting soon: Shaping the narrative in an uncertain environment
At 8:15 AM CST, listen to writers from Vanity Fair, The Daily Telegraph, and The Economist as they join Bulletin editor-in-chief John Mecklin to discuss the role journalists and editors play in uncovering and communicating biorisks.
BIOSECURITY
The Bulletin brings top researchers to Geneva to talk biosecurity and pathogen researchAt a time when governments are debating pathogen research and biosecurity policies, a Bulletin-organized task force has begun the process of identifying policies that will improve the safety and security of pathogen research. What will they be talking about? Read more.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Faster than forecast, climate impacts trigger tipping points in the Earth systemRecent research has shown that tipping points and cascades are already occurring, not at 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius of warming, but right now. Read more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“[Artificial intelligence] ranks fifth — among nine potential causes of extinction we asked about — in share of Americans at least somewhat concerned about their extinction threat.”
— Carl Bialick and Taylor Orth, “AI doomsday worries many Americans. So does apocalypse from climate change, nukes, war, and more,” YouGov America
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