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It's spooky season! Using science to unravel vampire myths and survive a zombie apocalypse
FromTiny Matters
It's spooky season! Using science to unravel vampire myths and survive a zombie apocalypse
FromTiny Matters
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Halloween is right around the corner, and what’s Halloween without the undead?! In this episode, Sam and Deboki cover the mythology surrounding vampires and the possible scientific and medical connections to that mythology. Plus: how you could use chemistry to survive a zombie apocalypse. Check out Monstrum: Dracula, the first modern vampire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc93hC9WAfo Links to the Tiny Show & Tell stories: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/09/falling-dropped-cat-reflex-physics/671424/ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/face-mask-sensor-airborne-virus-detection-covid
Released:
Oct 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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