What does it mean to honor, not exploit, the stories of hibakusha (Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombing survivors)?
Professor M.G. Sheftall set out to do just that in his 2-part book series, Embers.
Read the exclusive interview with the author from Riis Williams 👉 outrider.org/nuclear-weap...
NASA’s Health and Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST) and the
@outrider.org Science Media Forum are offering journalists, digital creators, and scientists opportunities to learn about and discuss the latest tools and trends in science reporting. May 14, 2026 in Madison, WI tinyurl.com/5xek974b
Journalists, filmmakers & content creators: Join us at the @OutriderFdn Nuclear Media Summit in Los Angeles on Oct. 22–23, 2026!
This free, 2-day event focuses on how #nuclearweapons issues intersect with AI, community health, #climatechange & outer space.
🔗 APPLY NOW: outrider.org/conference/2...
Our friends at @thebulletin.org are hiring for an assistant multimedia editor to help shape their coverage of existential threats.
See the job posting 👇
thebulletin.org/about-us/ope...
A powerful, thoughtful piece by @lesleymmblume.bsky.social and Chloe Shrager in the @thebulletin.org about the radiation impacts from nuclear weapons testing:
thebulletin.org/2025/11/trum...
We're excited to introduce @joshuakeating.bsky.social — the newest Outrider fellow covering AI & nuclear weapons at @vox.com.
He's illuminating the potential risks posed by emerging technologies, how world powers respond, and what this means for the future of global stability.
buff.ly/RIdKm3M
We are excited to have you, François!
Watch live now:
The Nobel Peace Conference in Oslo, recognizing Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization which collects the stories of atomic bomb survivors.
#nobelpeaceconference
m.youtube.com/watch?v=VqeY...
Journalists: Please join us at the @Outrider.org Nuclear Reporting Summit on October 9-10!
This free, two-day event will focus on how #nuclearweapons issues intersect with AI, community health, #climatechange, local economies, and the #environment.
🔗 APPLY NOW: outrider.org/conference/2...
Outrider CEO Robert K. Elder is heading to Oslo to speak at the #NobelPeaceConference: A Message to Humanity.
We hope you'll join us to celebrate the @nobelprize.bsky.social to Nihon Hidankyo on Hiroshima Day, August 6.
Learn more 🔗 buff.ly/72GMQhe
In August, I'll be a moderator at the #NobelPeaceConference: A Message to Humanity in Oslo, Norway. The conference celebrates the Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, which represents survivors of the atomic bombings in Japan.
Join us online Aug. 6!
www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en/nobel-pea...
Are you a journalist, student, or academics wanting to connect with experts on #nuclearweapons, policy, history, and science? ☢️ Bookmark our new Nuclear Expert Source List for your 2025 projects.
Explore the list:
'The Hot New Cold War in the Arctic: Norway prepares for “crisis and war”. New strategies—and diplomacy—can help us avoid a nuclear conflict'
Via @outrider.org
Whenever friends ask what I do for a living, I say that I’m the President & CEO of the Outrider Foundation — which supports journalism about climate change & nuclear threats.
But now, I can *SHOW* them what we do.
Check out the videos that we put together:
outrider.org/conference/2...
With one announcement, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shook up all of Wall Street and Silicon Valley’s conventional wisdom about the future of AI. It should also shake up the #climate and energy world. 🌀
Read the latest from @justinworland.com of @time-magazine.bsky.social 🔗
Join us + @pulitzercenter.bsky.social for a conversation on the future of #NuclearArms challenges.
📅 January 30, 2025
Guests include:
• Rachel Oswald of CQ Roll Call
• Scott D. Sagan of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social
Save your spot ➡️ events.zoom.us/ev/An4PUl3OR...
Now: Steve Darnall and Mo Ryan talk about their books “Uncle Sam” and “Burn It Down,” respectively, at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square.
www.bookcellarinc.com/evening-stev...
Day 3 of the Steve Albini Gathering
#ThankYouSteveAlbini
Day 3 Stream Link -
Starting with Bobby and Holly Lewis
www.youtube.com/live/ayGJHcR...
Now: Attending the celebration for our friend Steve Albini
#ThankYouSteveAlbini
A lot of friends, musicians, comedians, poker players and artists here.
The music starts soon, and it’ll be live-streamed here for everyone to enjoy:
youtube.com/live/-h2pkVt...
Before the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum opened in Washington, DC in 1976, several rockets and missiles were displayed outside the brick Arts and Industries Building during the 1960s. Left to right: Jupiter C, Vanguard, Polaris A1 SLBM, and Atlas ICBM.
A quick visit to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures…
Star Wars! Coming to America! Cruella! The Godfather! John Waters!
www.academymuseum.org/en
Los Angeles friends!
The amazing Mo Ryan will be doing an event with Women in Film to talk about her book: “Burn It Down: Power, Complicity and a Call for Change.”
When:
7 pm, Thursday, June 13
It’s free & registration is here:
womeninfilm.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...
Today @bulletinatomic.bsky.social published my piece on the rising cost of the massive effort by NNSA to produce new plutonium pits, the fissile core of nuclear weapons. Those new pits are for new warheads for the vastly over-budget Sentinel missile. thebulletin.org/2024/05/anot...
This week in @nytimes.com Opinion, Outrider fellow W.J. Hennigan explains why Speaker Mike Johnson should let the House vote on extending and expanding RECA — and why our lawmakers should vote yes. Read The Victims of U.S. Nuclear Testing Deserve More Than This: www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/o...
Now: SILENT NO MORE: UNVEILING THE WHISTLEBLOWER CHRONICLES
With
@KathyKiely of @Mizzou
Mark MacGann of @MoonshotVC
Anika Collier Navaroli of @TowCenter
@WendellPotter of Health Care Un-covered
Knight Media Forum
#KMF24
@knightfdn
Watch here:
knightfoundation.org/events/knigh...
Supporting a thriving news ecosystem requires a culture change.
“How many people do you know who have 3 or 4 subscriptions to streaming services, but they don’t subscribe to their local newspaper?” — John Palfrey of MacArthur Foundation
@knightfdn.bsky.social
knightfoundation.org/events/knigh...
Join us! The Ernest #Hemingway Birthplace Museum is hosting me for an event to talk about my latest book, “Mythbusting Hemingway.”
Details:
Saturday, March 9, 2024
5PM - 6:30 PM
339 N Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, IL
www.hemingwaybirthplace.com/programs-eve...
