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The end is near (part 2)

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The Mayans don't think the world's about to end, so why are so many around the planet in a panic? François Picard's panel looks at how through the ages, the threat of doom is more than just a psychological release, it’s politics.

DEBATE
  • Jean-Paul DEMOULE, Professor of later European prehistory at Paris 1 University Panthéon-Sorbonne, Archaeology Unit;
  • A. Craig COPETAS, Correspondent-at-large, Quartz/The Atlantic;
  • Bruno DELPRAT, Specialist on Mayan Culture, CNRS;
  • Alex NIKOLAVITCH, Comic Book Writer.

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