Weird, I have this little unfamiliar tingly feeling* that the clock just might go back a bit. A new president that reaches out to the world and has actively lobbied to end nuclear armament might have something to do with it.
The infamous Doomsday Clock will reset Thursday, the first time its hands have moved since 2007. Whether the Clock will tick closer or further from midnight, suggesting the world is either more or less safe from nuclear weapons and other potential man-made disasters, will be revealed at 10 a.m. EST tomorrow at the New York Academy of Sciences Building in New York City.*Hope? Optimism? Not sure.
For the first time, the announcement will also be broadcast live over the Internet. Viewers can tune in at turnbacktheclock.org.
The Bulletin of Atomic Sciences, which curates the Doomsday Clock, has nudged the minute hand closer to midnight during each of the last four readjustments. But many see signs of hope in today's global politics and believe the Clock will wind back this year.
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