LIVE/science: Doomsday Clock 2022 Explained

What time is it? Time to reset the Doomsday Clock! We go over what this year's clock means and Mindy talks to Suzet McKinney, member of the science and security board for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and science communicator Hank Green, special guest at the Doomsday Clock’s 75th anniversary announcement on Jan. 20, 2022. Read more about it here → https://www.livescience.com/doomsday-...

0:00 Welcome
2:22 What is the Doomsday Clock?
5:15 What affects the Doomsday Clock time?
10:02 Dr. Suzet McKinney of the Science & Security Board
11:30 Biological Threats (Pandemic Risk)
15:00 What has or hasn't changed over the past year?
16:30 Government Preparation for a Pandemic
18:30 What can be done to make it better?
21:21 Healthcare Methodology
24:00 Misinformation
26:30 What can individuals do?
29:13 Clock is right "for now"...
32:50 Hank Green on Human Communications
36:00 Preserving Humanity
37:38 Nuclear Weapons vs Biological Weapons
39:01 Can we still enjoy silly science stories?
41:19 Climate Change Solutions Evolution
43:49 Is doomsday inevitable?
44:22 Individuals can't focus on every issue!
46:10 Hard Problems: $$$, Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
49:30 It's easy to feel overwhelmed
51:15 Doomsday Clock Infographic on TheBulletin.org/

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