Doomsday Clock Displays Proximity To Destruction

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Doomsday Clock Two Minutes Midnight Scientists Apocalypse
Lawrence Krauss and Robert Rosner, both of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, unveil the Doomsday Clock on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo

The Doomsday Clock is now set at two minutes to midnight. It’s a metaphor that denotes how close the world is to apocalypse. Our guest is an internationally known theoretical physicist; he leads the organization that sets the clock. We discuss factors that determine the time, how it’s moved over the years, and what its most recent position reveals about the risk of global destruction.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Kealey Bultena Producer

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