Parts of Russia and most of the New Age world are gripped by the looming end of the Mayan calendar and predictions of global cataclysm and "consciousness shift" to occur on the Winter Solstice this Friday, 21/12/2012.
We thought it might be a good time to update our information graphic on the 2012 phenomenon. It surveys the evidence for and against the likelihood of transformational events occurring this Friday. Should you abort Christmas shopping and start stocking up on baked beans and batteries?
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Credits
Concept, design & research: David McCandless
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