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Doomsday Clock Moves 1 minute closer to midnight

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:31:23 -0800

DOOMSDAY CLOCK MOVES 1 MINUTE CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: It is Now 5 Minutes to Midnight

Doomsday Clock moves to five minutes to midnight

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:21:04 -0800

It is five minutes to midnight. Two years ago, it appeared that world leaders might address the truly global threats that we face. In many cases, that trend has not continued or been reversed. For that reason, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is moving the clock hand one minute closer to midnight, back to its time in 2007.

Nuclear disarmament

Doomsday Clock announcement to follow international symposium in Washington, DC

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:10:34 -0800

WASHINGTON, DC – NEWS ADVISORY – The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) will announce whether or not it is moving the minute hand of its famous "Doomsday Clock" at 1 p.m. EST/1800 GMT on January 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Doomsday Clock announcement will follow year-long deliberations culminating in the 3rd Annual Doomsday Clock Symposium on January 9, 2012.

The last time the Doomsday Clock minute hand moved was in January 2010, when the Clock's minute hand was pushed back one minute from five to six minutes before midnight.

3rd Annual Doomsday Clock Symposium, January 9, 2012

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:32:13 -0800

The Science and Security Board and the Governing Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, with participation from the Sponsors, will consider the implications of recent events and trends for the future of humanity at the annual Doomsday Clock Symposium.

Jonathan B. Tucker, noted biosecurity expert, 1954-2011

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:07:43 -0700

Jonathan B. Tucker, member of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Science and Security Board and leading biosecurity expert, died recently at his home in Washington, DC. His passing leaves an enormous void in the global community of experts on biotechnology, biological weapons, chemical weapons, nonproliferation, arms control, and disease.

Bulletin names 2011 Rieser Fellow

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:58:04 -0700

Shahrzad Mohtadi, a rising sophomore at Columbia University in New York City, has been selected for the Bulletin's 2011 Leonard M. Rieser Fellowship to pursue a study of "Climate-induced migration and its responses." Her project will focus on southeastern Turkey, which has been affected by severe drought since 2006.

In addition to receiving funding for her travel and research, Mohtadi will be invited to participate in the organization's November 2011 Doomsday Clock Symposium and to submit her report for possible publication in the Bulletin.

Cathryn Cronin Cranston, former Chair of the Board of Directors, dies

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:49:06 -0700

Cathryn Cronin Cranston, past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, died on May 31. While serving as chair from 2005-2009, she helped lead the Bulletin through a major transformation, reconnecting the publication to its roots in the science, technology, and security policy community, and moving it to all-digital publishing.

Rob Socolow receives Keystone Award for environmental leadership

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:24:50 -0700

Robert Socolow, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University and a member of the Bulletin's Science and Security Board, has received the Keystone Award for Leadership in the Environment, in recognition of his work on global carbon management and fossil-carbon sequestration.

Allison Macfarlane named to Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:49:31 -0800

Allison Macfarlane, an associate professor of environmental science and policy at George Mason University and chair of the Bulletin's Science and Security Board, has been named by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu to the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future.

It is 6 minutes to midnight

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:03:00 -0800

We are poised to bend the arc of history toward a world free of nuclear weapons. For the first time since atomic bombs were dropped in 1945, leaders of nuclear weapons states are cooperating to vastly reduce their arsenals and secure all nuclear bomb-making material. And for the first time ever, industrialized and developing countries alike are pledging to limit climate-changing gas emissions that could render our planet nearly uninhabitable.

Hands of the "Doomsday Clock" to be moved in New York City and seen live on web for first time ever

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:18:35 -0800

… News Advisory for January 14, 2010 …

Factors In Change to Include Nuclear Proliferation, Weapon Stockpile Shifts, and Climate Change; Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Will Open Event to World With Real-Time Streaming Web Broadcast.

Stephen Hawking awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:43:34 -0700

Stephen Hawking, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and member of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, was awarded the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama on August 12. Hawking was among 16 recipients of the award.

America's highest civilian honor, the medal recipients were chosen by Obama because of their remarkable achievements as "agents of change." The president added, "Each saw an imperfect world and set about improving it, often overcoming great obstacles along the way."

Harold Richman, Bulletin board member, 1937-2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:01:19 -0700

Bulletin Governing Board member Harold A. Richman died on Thursday, July 30, 2009, in Chicago.

Steven Weinberg joins Bulletin Sponsors

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:54:12 -0700

Steven Weinberg, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 and holder of the Josey Regental Chair in Science at the University of Texas at Austin, has been named to the Board of Sponsors of the Chicago-based Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, according to Sponsors co-chairs Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist and cosmologist at Arizona State University, and Leon Lederman, retired director of Fermilab and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988.

Bulletin to host panel at Carnegie Nonproliferation Conference

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:46:41 -0700

Richard Garwin from the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in New York, will be among the featured speakers at a breakfast panel hosted by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists from 7:45-8:45 am, April 7, 2009, in conjunction with the 2009 Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference.

Joan Winstein joins governing board

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:44:07 -0800

Joan Winstein, chief executive officer of Loan Strategies, Inc., has joined the governing board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, effective December 2008. She also consults for Financial Services Volunteer Corps, an arm of USAID that advises banks in developing countries to help them improve their lending outcomes.

Lawrence Krauss to co-chair Sponsors with Leon Lederman

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:07:48 -0800

Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist and cosmologist at Arizona State University, will co-chair the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists with Nobel Laureate Leon Ledermen. Together they plan to re-energize a national discussion on the reduction of nuclear weapons stockpiles, and a commitment to fight proliferation and encourage disarmament efforts.

Bulletin magazine goes all-digital in 2009

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:40:34 -0800

Beginning in January 2009, Bulletin subscribers began receiving the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists magazine in its new digital format only. To save on the steeply rising costs of paper and postage, the Bulletin announced in late 2008 that it would no longer produce a print edition of the magazine.

Through individual Bulletin accounts, subscribers are able to book mark articles, set up news alerts, browse by subject and author, and more. As of January 2009, subscribers also had full, searchable access to the past 10 years of Bulletin articles and source documents.

1945-1998 Bulletin backfile available via Google Books

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:43:19 -0800

As of December 9, 2008, 53 years of Bulletin content is now available online for free at Google Books. This archive begins with the first issue of the magazine--originally published in December 1945--and includes every year thereafter until 1998.

Bulletin launches online subscriptions

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:00:00 -0800

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is pleased to announce that our award-winning magazine is now available in digital format as well as print.

Individual subscriptions to the digital content are available at a one-year rate of $48.00. If you have questions or need more information, please contact Barb Netter at bnetter@thebulletin.org.