Zombie Fever: A Mathematician Studies a Pop Culture Epidemic
Scientific American: Mind and Brain
Helpful information for surviving the zombie apocalypse. Image: Todd Hryck, via flickr.
Zombies. They're everywhere. My dentist and his assistant spent my last visit and chatting about The Walking Dead while drilling into my head, and it seems like every reasonably large town hosts a zombie run . Science education is getting in on the trend, too. Colleges have classes about zombies , AMC (the network that broadcasts The Walking Dead) is sponsoring a free zombie-themed survival course , and Texas Instruments developed an app for teaching neuroscience using ideas from zombie movies. Even the CDC wants to help you prepare for the zombie apocalypse . Frankly, it's a little out of hand. How long will this zombie fever last?
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