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no joke. The <a href="https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/">Doomsday Clock</a> is a widely recognized indicator of global threats from nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On January 29, join Doug Peers for a discussion with colleagues in political science, sociology, and English to understand the real threats, and possible actions for turning back the clock.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">SPEAKERS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/political-science/people-profiles/alexander-lanoszka">Alexander Lanoszka</a>, Political Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Back to the Future?</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Nuclear weapons modernization and great power competition seem to make global politics more dangerous than ever. But what, if anything, is different
about our current situation from what we experienced during the Cold War?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/english/people-profiles/andrew-mcmurry">Andrew McMurry</a>, English Language and Literature<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Everybody talks about climate change but nobody does anything about it. </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Why are we failing to adequately address this existential threat to the planet? It turns
out that communicating the threat of climate change is as challenging as the problem itself. How do our favoured narratives and metaphors condition us to do nothing as the catastrophe unfolds?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/sociology-and-legal-studies/people-profiles/kathryn-kate-henne">Kate Henne</a>, Sociology and Legal Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Disruption, Debilitation, Doom? </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">What threats do disruptive technologies pose? According to the Doomsday Clock settings, they undermine democracy and political institutions.
But, how do they disrupt other aspects of everyday life? Looking at their mundane effects may tell us a lot about risk and social change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">WHEN:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Tuesday, January 29, 7 to 9 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">WHERE:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Kitchener Public Library, main branch — 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">REGISTER:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<a href="https://ticketfi.com/event/2775/turning-back-the-doomsday-clock">https://ticketfi.com/event/2775/turning-back-the-doomsday-clock</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:gray">Wendy Philpott</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:gray"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:gray">Communication Manager<br>
Dean of Arts Office, PAS 2425<br>
Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo<br>
519 888-4567 x38530 or 226 989-4848</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#C45911"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/"><span style="color:#C45911">uwaterloo.ca/arts</span></a></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#F5801F">
</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:gray">|</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#F5801F">
</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#C45911"><a href="https://twitter.com/uwaterlooARTS"><span style="color:#C45911">@uwaterlooARTS</span></a></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#ED7D31"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#767171">I acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional territory of ýthe Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. The University of Waterloo is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes
ten kilometers on each side of the Grand River.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767171"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#538135">P</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#538135">
</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#538135">Please consider the environment first and limit printing.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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