Charles Liu
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StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
But it's natural, right?
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
And we consider that to be very scary because that doesn't happen to humans.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
When we get diseases, it's from viruses and bacteria most of the time.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
Not from fungus.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
But not from fungus.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
We get little things.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
Yeah.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
But what happens in the Last of Us mythology is that because of global warming, uh,
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
or fungi start to evolve to be able to live in warmer temperatures.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
And eventually one of those parasitic fungi, the cordyceps, whatever, whatever.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
Jump species.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
Jump species.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
And is able to live in humans, even though our body temperatures are 98%.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
Not just on the skin.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
That's right.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
Where it's not inside.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
Body temperature.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
And so we basically become parasitized by this fungus.
StarTalk Radio
The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu
And the fungus is not evil.