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No End to the End-of-the-World Nonsense

Jan 5, 2012
When it comes to the apocalypse, there's no such thing as a partial success. It's like being pregnant. So here are our choices: Either the world is going to end this year, as New Agey types believe by interpreting the ancient Mayan calendar through the lens of their "hippie consciousness-expanding nonsense," like this helpful clip puts it, or it's not.

NASA: The World Won’t End in 2012

Jan 3, 2012
Sorry, all you Mayan-influenced doomsday enthusiasts, but it's looking to some of the great minds over at NASA as though 2012 isn't going to be particularly apocalypse-friendly as such. Ancient augury versus contemporary astronomy: Who will prevail?