5.2: The Last of Us (Cordyceps calamities)
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Spores at the ready! In this thrilling episode of Small Screen Science podcast dives into the fungal apocalypse of HBO's hit series, The Last of Us. We explore the fascinating science behind this critically acclaimed adaptation of the popular video game that took the world by storm in 2023 and ask, could a fungal pandemic really happen? How accurate is the show's portrayal of fungal behaviour? And why oh why do we just LOVE Joel and Ellie's relationship?
Hosted and produced by Karen Collins and Emma Brisdion. Edited by Merlin Mee. Created with support from GCSE Pod.
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