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SUMMARY:Countdown with Sarah Scoles | The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons
DESCRIPTION:For fans of Oppenheimer: join us for another episode of WorldNow with Jim Falk – featuring science journalist and author Sarah Scoles\, who will discuss the reality of nuclear weapons in the present day and what it means for our global future. \nThe details:\nWhen: Thursday\, May 2 | 7:00PM ET \nWhere: Zoom Webinar \nTickets: Free | Registration required | Get Tickets Here \n\nWorldNow with Jim Falk is hosted by the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Global Santa Fe. Presented in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Albuquerque\, Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations\, Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations\, World Affairs Council of Jacksonville\, World Affairs Council of Charlotte\, WorldOregon\, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston\, World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads\, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth\, World Affairs Council of South Texas\, World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts\, and Perspectives Matter. \n\nAbout the Book\nCountdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons by Sarah Scoles \nFor fans of Oppenheimer\, a riveting investigation into the modern nuclear weapons landscape. \nNuclear weapons are\, today\, as important as they were during the Cold War\, and some experts say we could be as close to a nuclear catastrophe now as we were at the height of that conflict. Despite that\, conversations about these bombs generally often happen in past tense. \nIn Countdown\, science journalist Sarah Scoles uncovers a different atomic reality: the nuclear age’s present. \nDrawing from years of on-the-ground reporting at the nation’s nuclear weapons labs\, Scoles interrogates the idea that having nuclear weapons keeps us safe\, deterring attacks and preventing radioactive warfare. She deftly assesses the existing nuclear apparatus in the United States\, taking readers beyond the news headlines and policy-speak to reveal the state of nuclear-weapons technology\, as well as how people currently working within the U.S. nuclear weapons complex have come to think about these bombs and the idea that someone\, someday\, might use them. \nThrough a sharp\, surprising\, and undoubtedly urgent narrative\, Scoles brings us out of the Cold War and into the twenty-first century\, opening readers’ eyes to the true nature of nuclear weapons and their caretakers while also giving us the context necessary to understand the consequences of their existence\, for worse and for better\, for now and for the future. \nPurchase Countdown here. \n\nAbout the Author\nSarah Scoles is a Colorado-based science journalist\, a contributing writer at Popular Science\, and a senior contributor at Undark. Her work has appeared in publications like the New York Times\, Wired\, Scientific American\, and others. She is also the author of the books Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence\, They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers\, and Astronomical Mindfulness. Her forthcoming book is called Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons. Her articles have won the American Geophysical Union’s David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Writing (2021) and the American Astronomical Society Solar Physics Division’s Popular Media Award (2019\, 2020). Previously\, she was an associate editor at Astronomy and a public education officer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank\, West Virginia. \n\nAbout the Moderator\nJim Falk is President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. Now residing in Santa Fe\, New Mexico he is member of the Board of Global Santa Fe where he chairs the program committee. Jim co-hosts Perspectives Matter\, a McCuistion Program\, that airs weekly on KERA-Dallas (PBS). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \n  \n\nHosts & Partners\n \n\nStay Globally Involved\nRenew your membership or become a member on our website. As a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events and travel opportunities\, build relationships with local leaders and global dignitaries\, and join our community of global citizens. Let us bring the world to you.
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SUMMARY:Second Mondays with CTWAC | May
DESCRIPTION:Rescheduled for May 20th \nJoin fellow World Affairs Council members in conversation over dinner on the issues impacting our world. Connect and engage with others\, share your thoughts\, and explore how we can secure our global future. \n\n\n\n\nMay Topic: Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\n2024 is one of the biggest years for elections globally – with at least 70 countries holding an election. Each country faces their own unique set of challenges to their democratic institutions and ideals – including the United States. In a year when democracy is considered top of the ballot after a global decline in democracy globally\, it’s important to reflect on how we got here. Will democracy win globally in 2024 – and what’s at stake if it doesn’t? \nThis is a no-homework event\, but supplemental articles will be provided to attendees.\n\n\n\nThe Details:\nWhen: Monday\, May 20 | 6-7:30PM \nWhere: McCarter & English\, LLP | One Canterbury Green 201 Broad St\, Stamford\, CT 06901 \nTickets: $25 | Limited availability | Reserve your spot here \nRegistration is on a “first-come” basis and is limited to 20 participants. \n\nUpcoming Second Mondays:\nMay 20th: Democratic Systems at a Crossroad\nJune 10th\nSeptember 9th\nOctober – Date TBD\nNovember – Date TBD\nDecember 9th \n*Topics will be announced 2 weeks prior to events. \n\nPast Second Mondays:\nMarch 11th: Western Consensus on Ukraine: What’s Next? \nApril 8th: War in Gaza: How did we get here? \n\nStay Globally Involved\nRenew your membership or become a member on our website. As a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events and travel opportunities\, build relationships with local leaders and global dignitaries\, and join our community of global citizens. Let us bring the world to you.
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