Intro to Zombie Studies

Cloud · 10-18-2009, 10:30 AM

Zombies are the new vampires.

Just noticed that the University of Alabama has this itunes U podcast course. "why the familiarity of zombies makes them scarier and more fun to study" including: "She's Not Your Mother Anymore" and "The Living as Minority."

All free, of course. I love da internet! and my ipods!

also, a quick Google of "zombies" throws up some pretty interesting stuff. If you're into that.

Cloud · 10-18-2009, 12:34 PM

just think it's cool, that's all.

Scriveyn · 10-18-2009, 01:20 PM

Academic studies seem to like the subject. Here's one from Canada that I remember from the BBC news.

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If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively.

That is the conclusion of a mathematical exercise carried out by researchers in Canada.

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But there is a serious side to the work.

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In some respects, a zombie "plague" resembles a lethal, rapidly spreading infection.

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Even so, their analysis revealed that a strategy of capturing or curing the zombies would only put off the inevitable.

In their scientific paper, the authors conclude that humanity's only hope is to "hit them [the undead] hard and hit them often".

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xoxoxoBruce · 10-18-2009, 01:53 PM

Go for the head.

SamIam · 10-18-2009, 02:17 PM

What about a zombie vaccine? Sort of the opposite of the vampire effect. You take a bit of the Zombie's blood and make a vaccine out of it. Or do zombies have blood?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-18-2009, 02:19 PM

Oh great, autistic zombies.

Clodfobble · 10-18-2009, 02:54 PM

Cloud · 10-18-2009, 03:27 PM

want college credit for studying zombies!

capnhowdy · 10-18-2009, 05:53 PM

I, for one, can hardly wait to see "Zombieland".

jinx · 10-18-2009, 06:42 PM

Me too, Woody Harrelson is the man.
Vampires. As if.

wolf · 10-18-2009, 10:28 PM

Get the Zombie Survival Guide.

Study it. Live it. Survive an infestation.

Cicero · 10-18-2009, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Get the Zombie Survival Guide.

Study it. Live it. Survive an infestation.

Got iiiit!

I love the table of contents. They are a great read. :p

xoxoxoBruce · 10-19-2009, 03:40 AM

I wonder, is the popularity of zombies and vampires an attempt to escape the really scary things that are all around us?

wolf · 10-19-2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I wonder, is the popularity of zombies and vampires an attempt to escape the really scary things that are all around us?

You mean like Liberals?

Cicero · 10-19-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

You mean like Liberals?

Wait- As a self-professed zombie, I refuse to align myself with any political party that has no BRAINS!

10-18-2009, 10:30 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Intro to Zombie Studies Zombies are the new vampires. Just noticed that the University of Alabama has this itunes U podcast course. "why the familiarity of zombies makes them scarier and more fun to study" including: "She's Not Your Mother Anymore" and "The Living as Minority." All free, of course. I love da internet! and my ipods! also, a quick Google of "zombies" throws up some pretty interesting stuff. If you're into that. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-18-2009, 12:34 PM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	just think it's cool, that's all. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-18-2009, 01:53 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Go for the head. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-18-2009, 02:19 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh great, autistic zombies. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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10-18-2009, 02:17 PM	#5
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	What about a zombie vaccine? Sort of the opposite of the vampire effect. You take a bit of the Zombie's blood and make a vaccine out of it. Or do zombies have blood?

10-18-2009, 03:27 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	want college credit for studying zombies! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-18-2009, 05:53 PM	#9
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I, for one, can hardly wait to see "Zombieland". __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Me too, Woody Harrelson is the man. Vampires. As if. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Get the Zombie Survival Guide. Study it. Live it. Survive an infestation. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-19-2009, 03:40 AM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I wonder, is the popularity of zombies and vampires an attempt to escape the really scary things that are all around us? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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