Jack Rozdilsky, associate professor of Disaster & Emergency Management in the School of Administrative Studies, was featured in a recent Humber Et Cetera article discussing the Doomsday Clock. The symbolic clock represents how close the world is to a self-inflicted global catastrophe, with midnight representing doomsday.
Rozdilsky says the clock is meant to translate a wide range of risk factors in a way that can be understood by the public. These risks include the increasing use of AI for military deployment, nuclear tensions and climate change. He notes that public responses to existential threats can shift over time, with the public experiencing similar warnings during the Cold War. Rozdilsky says it can be challenging to communicate risk in a way that is informative yet engaging.
Rozdilsky is a subject matter expert in the field of emergency management. His research and practice interests include interdisciplinary emergency management and Homeland Security. He performs field-based qualitative research at locations that have been impacted by disasters of natural, technological or social origins.
Read the full article in Humber Et Cetera.