“Remembering Joseph Rotblat (born on this day in 1908)” by Lizka

Joseph Rotblat was born in Warsaw on November 4, 1908. He is one of the advisors I’d like to have on my shoulder, so on his birthday, I want to share a bit about his life and reflect on it. As a brief overview, Rotblat: Was the only scientist to leave the Manhattan Project on moral grounds Founded and led the Pugwash Conferences, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 Was the youngest of the 11 signatories of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto Spent decades advocating for peace and nuclear disarmament (I'm provisionally viewing November 4th as “Rotblat Day”, but if someone wants to organize a different date and event, I’d probably be happy to join.)Photo of Rotblat in his office. Source. As with a similar post I wrote about Benjamin Lay, I want to flag that I’m not an expert; these notes come [...] ---Outline:(01:14) Rotblat's life(10:36) Some reflections(10:44) Why was Rotblat the only scientist to leave the Manhattan Project (on moral grounds)?(13:49) Quotes from RotblatThe original text contained 15 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: November 5th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/MRkqBrokab8iqKnuH/remembering-joseph-rotblat-born-on-this-day-in-1908 --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.