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What We’re Reading

partly submerged graffiti

Florence and the 5 stages of climate change acceptance

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

Bulletin columnist Duyeon Kim on CNN.

At inter-Korean summit, little of substance on denuclearization

By Elisabeth Eaves | Nuclear Weapons, What We’re Reading

Mini-nukes: Still a horrible and dangerous idea

By John Mecklin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, What We’re Reading

nuclear bomb, virtual reality, nuclear dissent

A virtual visit to a nuclear test site

By Thomas Gaulkin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, What We’re Reading

Building the tools to fight botnets

By Elisabeth Eaves | Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

Ground beef

But will they eat it?

By Elisabeth Eaves | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Synthetic biology, What We’re Reading

Artificial Stupidity

By Thomas Gaulkin | Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

desert and dead tree and sky

Higher temperatures, higher suicide rates, study finds

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the newly re-opened US Embassy in Havana in August, 2015. The embassy was largely shuttered following a mysterious attack on US diplomats in 2016.

Microwave weapons may have caused diplomats’ mystery symptoms

By Elisabeth Eaves | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

Russia's first floating nuclear power plant began its journey to the town of Pevek, by way of Murmansk, on April 28, 2018.

Nuclear power plant of the future?

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, What We’re Reading

John McCain in Cornville, Arizona in 2000, suspending his first presidential campaign.

John McCain’s climate legacy

By Elisabeth Eaves | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

NotPetya initially disguised itself as ransomware with messages demanding payment. Photo by Jbuket via Creative Commons. itself as ransomware with messages demanding payment.

The worst cyberattack–so far

By Elisabeth Eaves | Cyber Security, What We’re Reading