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06-11-2009, 04:34 PM
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| Science explains Zombies
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Through education Dr. Steven C. Schlozman is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a lecturer at the Harvard School of Education.
He is also an avid sci-fi and horror fan - and, apparently, the world's leading authority on the neurobiology of the living dead. He has even drafted a fake medical journal article on the zombie plague, which he calls Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency Syndrome, or ANSD (the article has five authors: one living, three "deceased" and one "humanoid infected").
Schlozman's foray into necro-diagnostics began when he volunteered to give a talk for the "Science on Screen" lecture series at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA.
He conducted extensive research by talking with George Romero and immersing himself in genre literature and memorabilia - which is why the alternate title for his lecture is "A Way Cool Tax Deduction for a Bunch of Cool Books, Action Figures and a Movie."
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06-11-2009, 04:43 PM
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#2 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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thats pretty awesome, love it when people incorporate fiction to scientific for explanations
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06-11-2009, 04:53 PM
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That raises a slightly awkward question: If zombies are constantly eating, then how come they never poop?
Schlozman doesn't know for sure, but he has at least one promising theory: Maybe the living dead are constipated.
Now we know why zombies are always moaning.
| hahaaha, that was funny
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06-11-2009, 05:14 PM
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lol that was a great quote, made me actually read the whole article.
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06-11-2009, 05:42 PM
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pretty good read, i really like science/sci-fi when it's explained.
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06-11-2009, 06:22 PM
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#6 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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LOL...pretty good read!
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06-12-2009, 12:33 AM
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06-12-2009, 09:05 AM
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ZOMG this zombies are real!!
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