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 28 – Things That Go "Bump" in the Lake
Episode 27 – Mmm. tuberculosis!
Episode 26 – Swarovski Skulls
Episode 25 – Calendar Birthday
Episode 24 – Cephalopodcast
Episode 23 – Dragonfly Sounds 4 Kidz
Episode 22 – Getting Jack'd
Episode 21 – Manster Mosh
Episode 20 – Super Natural Part II: Meanwhile, Back in Kansas...
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Episode 17 – Huckleberry Hellhound
Episode 16 – Don't Have a Cowman, Dogman
Episode 15 – Jhost Stories
Episode 14 – U.F.O.s Part II: Understandable, Factual Observations
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