Dec
28
The fascinating fungal science behind 'The Last of Us'
Raving mushroom zombies aren't as far-fetched as you might think.
4 min read
pandemics
Jan
20
An epidemiologist explains how science fiction has taught us—and misled us—about pandemics
"If that’s what always happens in the movies, why wouldn’t that happen in real life as well?"
13 min read
Apr
10
How a pandemic made Dracula more relevant than ever
Not quite alive and not quite dead, Dracula is both a metaphor for viruses and an embodiment of the fears they create.
6 min read