Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea The 2012 Mayan Apocalypse is only a few days away . . . and there are a lot of people wondering if it's going to happen. Sorry to burst your bubble, but (Spoiler Alert) nothing's going to change.The so-called Mayan long count calendar predication of the apocalypse is based a fundamental MISUNDERSTANDING of Mayan calendars and society. It's so far off base that scientific and anthropological experts can dismiss it with laugh. Yet, if it's so fundamentally wrong, why do we keep hearing about it? Why are there movies and news casts and websites dedicated to this non-event? Watch the episode and find out!!!! Eyebrow GIF!! http://i.imgur.com/nsZWd.gif Idea Channel Facebook! http://Facebook.com/pbsideachannel Music: Roglok: http://vimeo.com/musicstore/track/21166 Clockwork - Titan (geometry remix): http://soundcloud.com/wompworthy/clockwork-titan-geometry-remix Want some more Idea Channel? Here's Last Week's episode: "What Do Santa and Wrestling Have In Common?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M26bDPKk-qs Want another one? Here ya go: "Are Cell Phones Replacing Reality?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AXIAM7dTTg Here's Some More: "Should 'Happy Birthday' be Protected by Copyright?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzbSt0QG7mY