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Donald Trump

The A1 Verse: Cold numbers

By Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity, Special Topics

Climate change: Meet the generation gap

By Oliver Milman | Climate Change

The nuclear launch authorizer’s guide to staying calm on election night

By Matt Field | Nuclear Risk

The A1 Verse: Facts, fables, and the American way

By Thomas Gaulkin | Science Denial, Special Topics

Trump supporters gather for an indoor campaign event.

How Lara Trump and other presidential surrogates flout pandemic best practices—indoors

By Matt Field | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

As election looms, Trump adds to the long story of conspiracy theory in US politics

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies

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The A1 Verse: Pandemic of words, words, words

By Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity, Special Topics

The existential threat debate scorecard you’ve been waiting for

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Satire

Trump at a rally.

Trump tested positive for COVID. An October Surprise that comes as no surprise

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

image of Trump overlaid with coronavirus photo

A contact-tracing nightmare: When did the president catch the coronavirus, and who might he have given it to?

By Dan Drollette Jr | Biosecurity, Special Topics

How to watch Trump and Biden debate the pandemic

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

Get this existential threat debate scorecard and ask the questions Fox News likely won’t

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics