It’s a whole episode about the biology of The Last of Us in an attempt to tap into the zeitgeist! What’s the deal with Cordyceps? Could this happen in real life? Are we doing SEO right??
*Originally scheduled for release BEFORE the start of our whole March Madness series
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Sources
Basic fungal biology: http://bit.ly/3ZRi4ie
Cordyceps controlling a cicada: https://youtu.be/FAVAVHAptyQ
Cordyceps controlling a beetle: https://youtu.be/EBQNpyAdmfc
Entomophthora muscae example: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anxoresua/6867594070
Entomophthora muscae and its released spores: https://bit.ly/3EV6pXJ
Entomophthora muscae range map: https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Entomophthora+muscae
Snail with nematode parasite (PRETTY GROSS): https://youtu.be/Go_LIz7kTok
Parasitic barnacle: https://youtu.be/sCvTHrzI-Sk
Body temperature vs. fungi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19827944/
Climate change is selecting for heat-resistant fungi: https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mBio.00061-10
Climate change is increasing fungal infections: https://www.wired.com/story/fungi-climate-change-medicine-health/
Not a lot of medical solutions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549129/
We breathe a lot of spores and it’s okay: http://bit.ly/3JusTkR
Most fungi aren’t infectious: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5453709/
No spores for the show: http://polygon.com/entertainment/23562421/last-of-us-cordyceps-spores-tv-show-hbo
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Episode 181 – Back on Bugs
Episode 180 – The 7th Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza
Episode 179 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part IV: SEMIFINALS AND FINALS
Episode 178 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part III
Episode 177 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part II
Episode 175 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part I
March Madness: Something Wicked Stupid This Way Comes...
Episode 174 – Home State Horrors (Part 5 of 25+)
Episode 173 – Ain't No Fins for Bats
Episode 172 – Lymph Bizkit
Episode 171 – The 6th Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza (feat. Casey Simpson)
Episode 170 – This Whole Episode Is an Ad (feat. Drew Phillips)
Episode 169 – Monster Movie Happy Hour
Episode 168 – Survival of the Storytelling-est (feat. Christa Adams)
Episode 167 – It’s Not Too Hard to Get ’Em Back in if You Have Help
Episode 166 – There Is Nothing in This World to Call the Cockroach (feat. Emma Ozenbrook)
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Episode 165 – Push the Button
Episode 164 – Creepy Swoosh
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