Ep 15 - Apocalypse Now - Y2K & The 2012 Phenomena

This week we tell you two modern tales of the end of the world. Rowan talks about Y2K and Tracey explores an out of this world conspiracy theory.

Sources

Merriam Webster

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apocalypse

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/19/year-2000-y2k-millennium-design-aesthetic

Fandom

https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Y2K#:~:text=Y2K%20is%20an%20aesthetic%20that,with%20tech%20optimism%20%E2%80%93%20sometimes%20literally.

NewScientist

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229238-a-lazy-fix-20-years-ago-means-the-y2k-bug-is-taking-down-computers-now/

Dollar Times

https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/inflation.php?amount=600&year=1999

Investopedia

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/y/y2k.asp#:~:text=Y2K%20is%20the%20shorthand%20term,%2C%2099%20instead%20of%201999).

USA Today

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2020/05/08/national-debt-how-much-could-coronavirus-cost-america/3051559001/

Scientific American

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-are-the-main-problem/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-glitch-that-didnt-ste/

Business Insider

https://www.businessinsider.com/billionaires-net-worth-increases-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-7

National Geographic

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/Y2K-bug/

New York Times

https://time.com/5752129/y2k-bug-history/

AP News

https://apnews.com/694f62788f13a0b6a0cd60b80e9265a2

Buzzfeed

https://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelwmiller/we-smell-tested-the-classic-90s-bath-body-works-scents

Encyclopedia Brittanica

https://www.britannica.com/technology/Y2K-bug

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem#On_1_March_2000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibiru_cataclysm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_phenomenon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_That%27s_What_I_Call_Music!_2_(American_series)

ZetaTalk

http://www.zetatalk.com/index.htm

Nasa

https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html

https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/14dec_yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujruGHhHQIk

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/hypothetical-planet-x/in-depth/

National Geographic

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/12/111220-end-of-world-2012-maya-calendar-explained-ancient-science/#close

Knox News

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/2018/10/02/planet-x-nibiru-goblin-goapocalypse-nasa-theories-david-meade-nancy-lieder-end-times-prophecies/1502589002/

Space.com

https://www.space.com/15551-nibiru.html

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