Could Earth's magnetic poles reverse in the near future, and could that mean the extinction of the human race? Neil deGrasse Tyson explains magnetic pole reversal to comic co-host Chuck Nice in this Cosmic Query. This "Behind the Scenes" video was shot during the recording of our episode, "Cosmic Queries: Planet Earth." If you'd like to listen to the full podcast, click here: http://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-planet-earth/. And if you love StarTalk Radio, don't miss out on any StarTalk news. Sign up for our free newsletter: http://www.startalkradio.net/newsletter/youtube/ Catch up with StarTalk Radio around the web: iTunes - http://bit.ly/SOHDg6 SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/startalk Stitcher _ http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/StarTalkRadio Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/StarTalkRadio Google+ - http://goo.gl/ZP59S Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/startalk/