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b'The end is nigh. Only, on which nigh should we rely? According to billboards, Judgment Day is in May and the end of the world follows months later. But other authorities claim 2012 as the apocalyptic year, as predicted by the ancient Mayans. It\\u2019s a busy time for doomsday prophecy.\\nFind out what\\u2019s driving these pessimistic predictions and whether it\\u2019s time to cash in your stock portfolio.\\nMeanwhile, a survey of the real threats to Earth, and indeed to the universe, from asteroids, exploding stars, or a big cosmic rip. And the lingering menace of atomic weapons... Is nuclear war inevitable or can intelligence and political will forestall atomic Armageddon?\\nFinally, why everything\\u2019s going to be alright! An optimist\\u2019s tour of the future.\\nIt\\u2019s Skeptic Check, our monthly look at critical thinking on Are We Alone.\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nPhil Plait - Astronomer, and author of the Bad Astronomy blog at Discover Magazine\\n\\n\\nRon Rosenbaum - Author of How the End Begins: The Road to a Nuclear World War III\\n\\n\\n\\nCatherine Wessinger - Professor of religious studies at Loyola University in New Orleans\\n\\n\\nMark Stevenson - Author of An Optimist\'s Tour of the Future: One Curious Man Sets Out to Answer "What\'s Next?"\\n\\n\\nDescripci\\xf3n en espa\\xf1ol\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'