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The Girl With All the Gifts: parasitic fungi, speed of smell, and the end of humanity
Dad jokes
A fun guy lol ?
New sorts of zombies
Fungus zombies! Similarities to The Last of Us. Surprise that we’re not completely tired of zombies. Pandemic vs epidemic.
Fungus
Mycelium, hyphae, fruiting bodies. Spores! “All mushrooms are edible. Some only once.”
Fungus Marionettes
Fungi playing Surgeon Simulator with human bodies.
Sense of smell
Hunting by smell. Covering scents. Smelling slow and fast. The power of Axe Body spray. The power of chemical warfare. How “smells” work.
IRL
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis! The real fungus on which the zombie fungus is based. The rundown of its lifecycle. Biting the leaf. Chemical instructions controlling behaviour.
Cordyceps moving to humans
The difference in arthtropod and human circulatory and nervous systems. How to best spread fungal infections between humans.
The end of homo sapiens
Parasites forcing their hosts to act in their interests. Mushroom towers. The rise of homo boletus. Coming around on anthropocentrism.
Goodbyes
Do you want a cat?
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey: iTunesAmazon
Why Do We Have Two Nostrils? by VSauce: YouTube
The Last of Us: Amazon
Zombie Parasites from Nat Geo Live: YouTube
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Dad jokes
A fun guy lol ?
New sorts of zombies
Fungus zombies! Similarities to The Last of Us. Surprise that we’re not completely tired of zombies. Pandemic vs epidemic.
Fungus
Mycelium, hyphae, fruiting bodies. Spores! “All mushrooms are edible. Some only once.”
Fungus Marionettes
Fungi playing Surgeon Simulator with human bodies.
Sense of smell
Hunting by smell. Covering scents. Smelling slow and fast. The power of Axe Body spray. The power of chemical warfare. How “smells” work.
IRL
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis! The real fungus on which the zombie fungus is based. The rundown of its lifecycle. Biting the leaf. Chemical instructions controlling behaviour.
Cordyceps moving to humans
The difference in arthtropod and human circulatory and nervous systems. How to best spread fungal infections between humans.
The end of homo sapiens
Parasites forcing their hosts to act in their interests. Mushroom towers. The rise of homo boletus. Coming around on anthropocentrism.
Goodbyes
Do you want a cat?
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey: iTunesAmazon
Why Do We Have Two Nostrils? by VSauce: YouTube
The Last of Us: Amazon
Zombie Parasites from Nat Geo Live: YouTube
Support the show!
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