Could Fungi Really Take Over Humans?
November 12, 2025
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as posted by the channelNeil deGrasse Tyson and Charles Liu explore humanity’s fascination with the undead and the zombie genre as a mirror of our fears about death, biology, and ourselves. They discuss how modern zombie stories—like The Walking Dead and The Last of Us—reflect scientific, existential, and ecological anxieties, from fungal infections and evolution to global warming and human nature. Ultimately, the conversation concludes that the real monsters in these stories are not the undead, but humans themselves.
From 'The Physics of SciFi Monsters, with Charles Liu'
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