22 Doomsday Scenarios for 2012
This week I updated my list of possible doom’n'gloom scenarios that we might face in 2012, ie the end of the world in 2012. I’ve ranked them according to probability & predictability. Here’s the...
View ArticleOpen Question: What Could the Mayans Predict?
[I mean scientific predictions, not prophecy] Most of the Mayan books were burned by the Spanish conquistadors, and there are bound to be plenty of Mayan monuments that are yet to be discovered. Or the...
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Scientific American –“The End” Issue (updated)
There’s just no letting up – the End of The World meme keeps snowballing, and while we expected Fox News to milk it (and they’ve only just begun, IMHO), it is a little bit surprising to see Scientific...
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Peak Novelty – Some Indicators
The novelty theory of the late Terrence McKenna is a mainstay of 2012 discussions. McKenna allegedly arrived at a Nov 2012 date prior to learning of the Long Count calendar. He proposed a singularity...
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GPS Disasters – More Than Just Navigation
Image via Wikipedia As our world becomes more and more reliant on technology, so serious system collapses become more likely. I’ve been reading all about GPS jammers at New Scientist (the article is...
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Doom ‘n’ Gloom Daily
I subscribe to just about every blog and news service that could, maybe, possibly, have a story meaningful to the 2012 meme. One of the very best is The Extinction Protocol. There’s not much...
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Wired & The Science of Doomsday
After all the poorly written 2012 news items of recent weeks, Wired has come out with an excellent article on the scientific possibilities of doomsday. I’ve summarized their list and added my comments:...
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How Will I Know If Disaster Strikes?
The short answer: for anything except for power grids going down, watch TV, listen the radio, monitor internet services. And if the power grid goes down – you will most likely notice. Unless you are...
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2012 Scenarios That Can’t (or probably won’t) Happen
Regardless of their original feasibility, the following are just not going to bother us significantly or any differently this year because we’d see them coming already: Nibiru / Planet X Peak Oil...
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