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I don't know anything about FAS, but this article does not reflect well on them, especially if they are representing scientists.

0xDEF 4y ago
They are an organization founded by scientists. However today their primary goal is anti-nuke activism. For example the author of this piece is a former Danish Greenpeace activist who according to his LinkedIn profile doesn't have any scientific background other than protesting against Nordic nuclear energy projects before moving to the US.
themodelplumber 4y ago
From what I understand, they have had kind of a history of hiring PR / communications experts and later realizing those people don't really have the same goals or perspectives as the scientists. Seeing that this is a blog post (and one of many) and not a FAS report or article, it's also different in that particular way: Maybe it's written through more of an exploratory / human interest angle and meant less as a scientific publication. This seems especially relevant given the updates posted on the blog post; somebody is trying to keep on top of it, at least...
- barry-cotter 4y ago
  > From what I understand, they have had kind of a history of hiring PR / communications experts and later realizing those people don't really have the same goals or perspectives as the scientists. If these are the doomsday clock people then that level of bending over backwards to be kind is unwarranted. If you consistently err in one direction it’s because you want to. If your organisation is consistently alarmist it’s a policy decision not an accident.
  - themodelplumber 4y ago
    > If you consistently err in one direction it’s because you want to Eh, seems like it could also be a lack of skill or experience, despite best intentions. Esp. wrt scientists & public communications.
  - calgarymicro 4y ago
    > If these are the doomsday clock people No, that's the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.[0] [0]https://thebulletin.org/ https://thebulletin.org/

0xDEF 4y ago

They are an organization founded by scientists. However today their primary goal is anti-nuke activism. For example the author of this piece is a former Danish Greenpeace activist who according to his LinkedIn profile doesn't have any scientific background other than protesting against Nordic nuclear energy projects before moving to the US.

themodelplumber 4y ago

From what I understand, they have had kind of a history of hiring PR / communications experts and later realizing those people don't really have the same goals or perspectives as the scientists. Seeing that this is a blog post (and one of many) and not a FAS report or article, it's also different in that particular way: Maybe it's written through more of an exploratory / human interest angle and meant less as a scientific publication. This seems especially relevant given the updates posted on the blog post; somebody is trying to keep on top of it, at least...

barry-cotter 4y ago
> From what I understand, they have had kind of a history of hiring PR / communications experts and later realizing those people don't really have the same goals or perspectives as the scientists. If these are the doomsday clock people then that level of bending over backwards to be kind is unwarranted. If you consistently err in one direction it’s because you want to. If your organisation is consistently alarmist it’s a policy decision not an accident.
- themodelplumber 4y ago
  > If you consistently err in one direction it’s because you want to Eh, seems like it could also be a lack of skill or experience, despite best intentions. Esp. wrt scientists & public communications.
- calgarymicro 4y ago
  > If these are the doomsday clock people No, that's the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.[0] [0]https://thebulletin.org/ https://thebulletin.org/