Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January 1, 2024
Posted: 1st January 2024
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SARA GOUDARZI
The disruptive technologies year in review
In 2023, AI took up a generous amount of real estate in the digital pages of the Bulletin, where authors and editors worked to break through the noise, explain how these applications work, and examine what the risks and possibilities of the tech really are. Read more.
DAN DROLLETTE JR.
The six best Bulletin magazine articles of 2023
Broken Arrows. The Museum of Failure. A group of emergency responders known as “NEST.” These diverse subjects have at least one commonality: Each was the subject of an article in the Bulletin’s bi-monthly magazine in 2023. Read more.
MATT FIELD
Some of the year’s best biosecurity coverage in the Bulletin
The Bulletin’s best biosecurity stories of 2023 covered issues like the findings researchers published after hacking a lab’s pathogen containment system, the possibility of avian influenza sparking the next pandemic, and the potential for artificial intelligence to aid bioterrorists. Read more.
JAKE BITTLE
US experienced 25 billion-dollar disasters in 2023, an all-time high
By some metrics, this year was among the worst for climate disasters. The US saw more weather events that caused at least a billion dollars in damage than at any other time on record. Read more.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Meet the woman who designed the Doomsday Clock
This article in the Bulletin’s virtual Turn Back the Clock tour explains how the Doomsday Clock was born from the creative mind of artist Martyl Langsdorf. Read more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I anticipate a spate of thought leadership, innovative announcements, and action to raise the ceiling of innovation, not just the floor of compliance. Towards the end of 2024, look out – big ideas will be back.”
— Solitaire Townsend, sustainability solutionist, “Five big sustainability prophesies for 2024,” Forbes
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