The Doomsday Clock depicts how close humanity is to armageddon – but where did it come from, how do you read its time, and what can we learn from it? Existential risk researcher SJ Beard explains.

“They’re like cars; they need to be serviced,” he says. “Cuckoo clock parts need to be treated with a special solution.” Buffalino’s talent for tinkering is not limited to cuckoo clock ...

We plan to test the JALL Wake-Up Light and the Rise Centered Sunrise Alarm Clock. We’ll update this ... chirping with a cuckoo, gentle piano music, and ocean waves with seagulls.

Expand The Doomsday Clock is not a forecasting tool, and we are not predicting the future. Rather, we study events that have already occurred and existing trends. Our Science and Security Board tracks ...