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Neil deGrasse Tyson on the 2012 "Apocalypse"

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson debunks the 2012 Mayan Apocalypse by exploring the underlying science and lack of science literacy behind it.

  1. Theseattlesalmon
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    Sun, Dec 02 2012 12:47:07
  2. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    Things you might say if you flunked Astro101: "The Mayans knew more about the universe than do modern-day scientists"
    Sun, Dec 02 2012 10:56:20
  3. www.webexhibits.org
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    Sun, Dec 02 2012 13:16:14
  4. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    Things you might say if you flunked Astro101: "Planet Niburu is real and is headed toward Earth."
    Sun, Dec 02 2012 10:57:02
  5. In other words, the following graphic is nonsense:
  6. 2012prophecyends
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    Sun, Dec 02 2012 13:16:34
  7. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    Things you might say if you flunked Astro101: "The world will end on December 21, 2012."
    Sun, Dec 02 2012 11:12:22
  8. Neil Degrasse Tyson debunks 2012 at the 2010 World Science Festival
    krip44
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    Mon, Jun 07 2010 18:45:50
  9. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    Hard to take science cues from the Maya, who never discovered the wheel, and who sacrificed animals to satisfy gods.
    Sun, Dec 02 2012 11:05:29
  10. Kullengren
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    Sun, Dec 02 2012 13:17:21
  11. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    Hard to take seriously predictions about the end of the world from the Maya, a culture that could not predict its own demise
    Sun, Dec 02 2012 11:08:52
  12. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    Worried about "Solar Max"? It's next year, not in 2012. Peaking every 11 years, this one is expected to be milder than most.
    Sun, Dec 02 2012 11:17:57
  13. Wikimedia
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    Sun, Dec 02 2012 13:18:40
  14. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    Worried about the alignment of Earth, the Sun, and the Galactic Center on Dec 21st? An "event" as common as your birthday.
    Sun, Dec 02 2012 12:17:24
  15. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    On December 22, 2012, I wonder what next "end-of-world" hoax will join the list of failed predictions: bit.ly/uQn42D
    Sun, Dec 02 2012 12:42:23
  16. Blogspot
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    Sun, Dec 02 2012 13:20:05
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  18. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    Get Rich Quick: If you fail to convince your friends the world won't end, then offer to relieve them of their needless wealth
    Sun, Dec 02 2012 12:48:56
  19. Neil deGrasse Tyson - World to End In 2012...or Not
    foratv
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    Fri, Feb 13 2009 16:24:55
  20. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    Things you might say if you flunked Astro101: "The tide comes in. The tide goes out. You can't explain that."
    Mon, Dec 03 2012 09:01:00
  21. Geekosystem
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    Thu, Dec 06 2012 11:06:30
  22. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    Things you might say if you flunked Astro101: "Behind the comet flies an alien spaceship that will rescue us."
    Tue, Dec 04 2012 15:01:27
  23. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    Things you might say if you flunked Astro101: "I'm not in control of my life. The stars and planets are."
    Wed, Dec 05 2012 09:01:01
  24. Sherastrology
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    Thu, Dec 06 2012 11:07:05
  25. neiltyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson
    Things you might say if you flunked Astro101: "If science can't explain it then it's surely supernatural."
    Thu, Dec 06 2012 09:01:01

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