Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, February 5, 2024

JESSICA MCKENZIE
Inequality is a climate problem

Widespread societal and behavioral changes are necessary to reduce carbon emissions, but global inequality is standing in the way. An interview with Charlotte Kukowski, a postdoctoral research associate at the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab, and Emma Garnett, a researcher at Oxford’s Sustainable Healthy Food Group. Read more.

ROBERT ALVAREZ
Seeking justice for radiation victims of the US nuclear program

“Despite the price tag and the recent congressional decision not to expand RECA, the effort to gain compensation for more radiation victims is far from dead—especially with elections looming in less than a year,” writes one expert on the US nuclear program. Read more.

HANLIN LI, NICK VINCENT
Where Biden’s AI policies fall short in protecting workers

Supporting workers whose efforts underlie artificial intelligence will be crucial for building a sustainable AI economy. “The first step is to broaden the definition of ‘work’ to accommodate all the ways humans create valuable data in the AI era,” write two experts. Read more.

IN THE NEWS
John Morales becomes honorary member of American Meteorological Association

Longtime Bulletin contributor John Morales recently became the first Puerto Rican to become an honorary member of the American Meteorological Association. Last fall, Morales wrote on the effect of climate change on hurricanes. Read here.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
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“It’s come to this. With Earth at its hottest point in recorded history, and humans doing far from enough to stop its overheating, a small but growing number of astronomers and physicists are proposing a potential fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: The equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer space.”

—Cara Buckley, Could a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis?, The New York Times

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