Episode 19: Unmaking a Zombie

2020-10-23

SUBJECTIVE Now that we've talked about making a zombie, let's talk about unmaking one. In the second of our three zombie episodes, we'll discuss lone microbiologists, dried scab powder, and the power of therapeutic stabbing. Sure, manufacturing a zombie cure from your own blood is impressive, but unless you have detailed lab notes, it basically didn't happen. We're looking at you, Will Smith. OBJECTIVE Resources, Citations, and Mentions: I Am Legend Wiki - Krippin Virus, accessed October...

SUBJECTIVE

Now that we've talked about making a zombie, let's talk about unmaking one. In the second of our three zombie episodes, we'll discuss lone microbiologists, dried scab powder, and the power of therapeutic stabbing. Sure, manufacturing a zombie cure from your own blood is impressive, but unless you have detailed lab notes, it basically didn't happen. We're looking at you, Will Smith.

OBJECTIVE

Resources, Citations, and Mentions:

I Am Legend Wiki - Krippin Virus, accessed October 2020
"Opinion: The Slave Who Helped Boston Battle Smallpox" by Lashyra Nolen, Undark, Apr 2020
"How an African Slave in Boston Helped Save Generations from Smallpox" by Erin Blakemore, History, Feb 2019
"Better Know a Plague: Smallpox" by Brooke Borel, Popular Science, May 2014
"Facial Masking for Covid-19 — Potential for “Variolation” as We Await a Vaccine" by Monica Gandhi and George W. Rutherford, New England Journal of Medicine, Sep 2020
CDC - Measles (Rubeola), last reviewed October 2019, accessed Oct 2020
"I Am Legend's Alternate Ending Explained: What Happens & Why It Was Cut" by Michael Kennedy, Screen Rant, Dec 2019

ASSESSMENT