The SciencesOctober 30, 2014
Can You Escape Zombies If You Smell Like Death?
A chemist explains why a "death cologne" could protect you if the ravenous undead attack this Halloween.
The Science of Death and Zombies
Forget about eating braaains—there's no coming back from the dead. But it's possible for minds to be taken over
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BiologyOctober 27, 2014
How Do Animals Become Zombies? - Instant Egghead
It may sound like something straight out of a horror movie, but many animals can come under the zombie-like control of parasites. So what about humans? Scientific American editor Katherine Harmon fills us in on the ghoulish side of Nature.
April 9, 2014
Zombie Apocalypse Survival Chemistry: Death Cologne
I'm really loving the new `Reactions` series from the American Chemical Society. Those of us involved in the world of science communication are well aware that effective science-storytelling involves a lot of creativity and style.
CultureOctober 30, 2013
Zombie Fever: A Mathematician Studies a Pop Culture Epidemic
Zombies. They’re everywhere. My dentist and his assistant spent my last visit and chatting about The Walking Dead while drilling into my head, and it seems like every reasonably large town hosts a zombie run.
The SciencesOctober 11, 2013
The Walking Dead Shuffles Into Science Education With Bolts, Brains, and a Physics Quiz
In what has to be a win for science communication, AMC—the cable network behind the wildly successful zombie comic adaptation The Walking Dead—has decided to partner with an online instruction company and the University of California-Irvine to create a zombie-themed interdisciplinary course.
EvolutionJuly 8, 2013
Zombie Ants and a Cultural Obsession
Mind & BrainJuly 1, 2012
What Happens to Consciousness When We Die
The death of the brain means subjective experiences are neurochemistry