Bill Nye joins the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists as the Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight

As I wrote yesterday, "Stay tuned for the Doomsday Clock." Watch NBC News report Doomsday Clock stays at 90 seconds to midnight for second straight year.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has kept the Doomsday Clock set to 90 seconds to midnight for the second straight year, largely attributed to the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war and the threat of artificial intelligence. The clock is a symbolic indication of humanity’s perceived proximity to human-caused catastrophe.

The PRESS RELEASE: Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight elaborated on the threats.

The Doomsday Clock was reset at 90 seconds to midnight, still the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight, reflecting the continued state of unprecedented danger the world faces. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, stewards of the Doomsday Clock, emphasized in their announcement that the Clock could be turned back, but governments and people needed to take urgent action.

A variety of global threats cast menacing shadows over the 2024 Clock deliberations, including: the Russia-Ukraine war and deterioration of nuclear arms reduction agreements; the Climate Crisis and 2023’s official designation as the hottest year on record; the increased sophistication of genetic engineering technologies; and the dramatic advance of generative AI which could magnify disinformation and corrupt the global information environment making it harder to solve the larger existential challenges.

Bill Nye joined the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, who uploaded Bill Nye on the #DoomsdayClock this morning.


The press release quoted Nye.

Bill Nye, who participated in the 2024 Doomsday Clock announcement, said: “For decades, scientists have been warning us of the dangers facing humankind. We could be facing catastrophe unless we better manage the technologies we’ve created. It’s time to act.”

I think Nye is a good addition to the panel and helps draw attention to the event and the issues it raises. It helps that he's gotten into the apocalypse space with The End is Nye, which won the EMA Award for Reality Television. This reminds me that the EMA Awards are tomorrow, so they're up next. Stay tuned.