Doomsday Clock

English

Proper noun

the Doomsday Clock

  1. A symbol in the form of a clock, representing the likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Its hands are moved backward or forward in response to world events, with midnight representing the onset of catastrophe.
    • 2007, Billy Corgan, “Doomsday Clock”, performed by The Smashing Pumpkins:
      When will they ever stop? / This doomsday clock ticking in my heart
    • 2026 October 18, Jay Van Bavel, “The problem with telling people the world is ending”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      The Doomsday Clock was a particularly memorable form of crisis communication. The idea was to wake people from their day-to-day routines and help them realise the grave risks facing us.
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