Carlo Rovelli: Are we sleepwalking towards nuclear war?
About this episode
The episode discusses the dangers of nuclear war and the irrationality of humanity with Carlo Rovelli.
We're closer to nuclear catastrophe than at any point since the Cold War. That's the warning from theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli. Drawing on his new book “85 Seconds to Midnight”, Rovelli argues that fear, not strength, is driving a dangerous new global arms race. He explains why he believes humanity has forgotten the lessons of Hiroshima, why today's rearmament risks repeating the mistakes of history, and how artificial intelligence could make the threat of nuclear war even greater. In this episode of Ways to Change the World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to theoretical physicist and bestselling author Carlo Rovelli about nuclear weapons, the morality of science, AI, international cooperation and why he believes humanity's greatest enemy is its own irrationality.
People in this episode
Host: Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Guest: Carlo Rovelli
Topics covered
- nuclear war
- arms race
- Hiroshima
- artificial intelligence
- morality of science
- international cooperation
- irrationality
Keywords
- nuclear catastrophe
- global arms race
- Hiroshima lessons
- AI threat
- theoretical physicist
- morality of science
- international cooperation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Channel 4 News
Books & works: 85 Seconds to Midnight
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