LIVE/science: Doomsday Clock 2022 Explained |
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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-clock-update-2022
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/ Science News • Videos • Explainers SUBSCRIBE to the Live Science YouTube channel → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOTA1_oiKnz8po1Rm3nDJPg?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter→ https://twitter.com/LiveScience Facebook→ https://www.facebook.com/livescience Instagram→ https://www.instagram.com/live_science/ Community Forums→ https://forums.livescience.com/ For the science geek in everyone, LiveScience.com breaks down the stories behind the most interesting news and photos on the Internet, while also digging up fascinating discoveries that hit on a broad range of fields, from dinosaurs and archaeology to wacky physics and astronomy to health and human history. If you want to learn something interesting every day, #LiveScience is the place for you. #DoomsdayClock #Doomsday2022 |