Expert answers your questions on the End of the World - USA TODAY

Dr. Lisa Lucero responds to questions on the Mayan calendar and more.

Students learn about the Mayas at the Museum of National Identity in Tegucigalpa on Dec. 14, 2012.(Photo: ORLANDO SIERRA AFP/Getty Images)

If you really want answers, get them before the world supposedly ends!

Based on interpretations of the ancient Mayan calendar, some people are predicting the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012.

Others believe that instead of Doomsday and destruction, the day will mark a new era for humanity and will be a time for celebration.

Dr. Lisa Lucero, a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois, responded to your questions on the subject.

Replay the transcript to read her answers.