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 50 – We Want to Believe Part I: Pseudo
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Episode 48 – Unsettlements
Episode 47 – The 2nd Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza
Episode 46 – The Hostess with the Ghostest
Episode 45 – Spirited Company
Episode 44 – Seacoast, See Ghost
Episode 43 – Ghost Guest Good Times
Episode 42 – The Goonies for 300 Years
Episode 41 – Tales from the Crypt(ozoology Conference)
Episode 40 – Gullible's Travels Part II: Suggested Memories
Episode 39 – Gullible's Travels Part I: Liar, Liar, Pants on Wire
Episode 38 – "Weapon of Choice by Fatboy Slim" by Christopher Walken
Episode 37 – Water: We Talking About
Episode 36 – Howlers, Whistlers, and Cabin Smashers
Episode 35 – Terrordactyls
Episode 34 – Bah! Hum-Buzz
Episode 33 – There Are No Moose
Episode 32 – The Vegetable Golem of Mouse Mouth
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