"...What this means is, in theory, some super-fungus could take control of human behavior and make us eat each other’s brains like they do in that popular zombie apocalypse show that the author, Natalia Pasternak, has glommed on to in her 1,600-word fear-mongering article.It’s a fair question to ask, what might cause the evolution of a zombie apocalypse super-fungus? And if you guessed “global warming,” please give yourself a cookie.
“If species that were once geographically separated are forced into closer contact” by global warming, Pasternak warns, “this could favor the passage of viruses and bacteria — and fungi — from one species to another, increasing the number of possible hosts.”
Here’s the kicker: Her most recent WHO podcast is titled “Communicating science, not fiction”...
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