Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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On this episode we talk about the end of the world and all the elements that make up some of humanity’s biggest threats.
Sam and Ali talk to Herbert Lin, senior research scholar for cyber policy and security at the Center for International Security and Cooperation and Hank J. Holland Fellow in Cyber Policy and Security at the Hoover Institution, both at Stanford University.
They discuss the Doomsday Clock, its origins, process and efficacy in warning humanity of some of its biggest threats.
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