https://www.spreaker.com/show/zombifiedenScienceCopyright Zombified Podcasthttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6dad0f80fa977e146379090cc5e15a78.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/zombifiedTue, 10 Oct 2023 14:20:02 +0000Zombified PodcastZombified Podcastfeeds@spreaker.comIs something taking over your brain? Zombified is new podcast about how we are vulnerable to being hijacked by things that are not us. From microbes hijacking behavior, to humans influencing each other, to our brains being taken over by social media,...yesepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/the-rise-of-ai-andrew-maynard055a02a3-e313-4b5c-b64b-960d4b4a3130Tue, 10 Oct 2023 14:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastThe Dawn of AI is here! But where does that leave us? Will it improve our lives, zombify us, or completely replace us? We talk to tech expert, thought leader and futurist Andrew Maynard about whether or not we can peacefully coexist with the advancing...5854yes4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/russian-shenanigans-scott-ruston81297646-dda7-40fb-a74f-b3384996e09bTue, 26 Sep 2023 14:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastWho is that person saying awful things to you on-line? A Russian agent? A zombified member of the opposite political party? Or just your own crazy relatives? We talk to Research Professor and strategic communications expert Scott Ruston about ways...5854internet,misinformation,russiayes4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/parasitized-kelly-weinersmith3bd65dd6-9885-4111-bc47-45dca60506f3Tue, 04 Jul 2023 21:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastDo you like the idea that bugs could crawl right out of your eyes, and that fungus could control your brain? That's weird, but this episode is for you! Join us for a rollicking fun conversation with parasitologist and science communicator...5587parasites,zombiesyes4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/episode-1-psychedelified-shane-mauss78474b41-937f-4988-844c-c12aa7702e05Wed, 31 May 2023 18:30:00 +0000Zombified PodcastBehold the twisted paths of the mind, where laughter and shrooms dance a cosmic Macarena. Delve with us into the mind-bending musings of comic and psychonaut Shane Mauss, to awaken our inner selves from the slumber of the undead, and to discuss how...4764comedy,drugs,mind-expansion,psychedelics,shane mauss,zombiesyes41fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/mental-immunity-andy-normalb8b70187-3759-45da-a3e0-fab6b0a41fb8Tue, 16 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastBad ideas are attempting to take root inside your brain! Listen to this episode with Andy Norman (author of Mental Immunity) to learn how to protect your brain without having to quarantine your mind!4655yes4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/the-mad-scheme-gary-dirks8912a42f-f954-4389-9c69-f50799a79fdeWed, 10 May 2023 02:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastCan we harness the sun and reach the Green place, or has the world become too addicted to guzzaline? Witness our discussion with Gary Dirks - Senior Director of ASU's Global Futures Laboratory - as he guides us beyond the mad scheme to a better tomorrow.5299yes4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/educational-zombification-meredith-smalladb48ba1-0c93-4de0-998d-735ef0c1c2acThu, 04 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastConstant testing. Unhealthy lunches. Underpaid teachers. Are our schools in an apocalypse? Or is everything actually fine? We talk to life-changing author Meridith Small about how we can help all kids survive and thrive in our often-zombifiying...5831education,zombificationyes4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/the-cult-of-academia-nicole-barbaro8e6d7cb5-3848-4dcc-8ada-7f13e450226aWed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastAre you looking for a way to expand your mind and learn ancient secrets for the low price of only $70,000 a year? Then join the Cult of Academia - where after only eleven or so years, you can compete for the job of cult leader! We talk with recovering...5682yes4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/resistance-mzilikazi-kone58bdc772-47d3-4b13-aed1-dc905a405a61Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastAre you tired of being zombified by indoctrination, incarceration, and educational institutionalization? Join the resistance with this week's guest Political Science Professor Mzilikazi Koné and spread the wonderfully contagious dream of freedom and...4857crime,incarceration,politics,prison,resistanceyes4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/the-twitterpocalypse-steven-beschlossbe35af11-1298-42eb-b938-22850f320edcWed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastIs Twitter heralding the end of society as we know it? We have an apocalyptically great time talking to award-winning author (and passionate tweeter) Steven Beschloss about the good, the bad and zombifying aspects of social media, including his...4859yes4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/digitized-humans-liz-grumbach2b84a8d1-52ca-4bfe-80e2-4dd56e096a14Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastWhose voices get to carry on after death, and whose stories get buried with time? In this suprisingly optimistic episode, we talk with Liz Grumbach about the future of the human-tech interface and the way that technology can be used as a tool for...3538yes4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/prezombification-bob-cialdini0854c189-e592-454e-8959-c981037d3ec8Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastHas your brain been turned into a fertile ground for the planting of other people's ideas, goals and influence? In this episode, we talk to best-selling author Bob Cialdini about 'pre-suasion,' the idea that you can make people more receptive to...4262business,cialdini,influence,persuasion,presuasionyes4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/refusing-to-die-season-4-live-premier64a6122b-9ba6-4d60-82d3-e3eb69193a1fThu, 08 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastAre you barely alive or feeling a little undead? Well, it's time to crawl out of the ground and re-embrace this messy, wonderful thing called livin', with our new season of Zombified! Join hosts Athena Aktipis and David Lundberg-Kenrick as they talk...3283yes4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/the-infopocalypse-kristy-roschke87b56b66-30b0-4e0a-9583-345b4fb91b4fWed, 07 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastDo you feel like your neurons are getting taken over by your smartphone, tablet, computer or TV? Then the infopocalypse has probably already infiltrated your brain. In this episode, journalist and media literacy expert, Kristy Roschke, explains how we...4647apocalypse,fake news,media literacy,social media,zombieyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/shabamified-josh-kurz-wendy-roderweiss8e1c4a20-00e1-493c-aec9-733a6e553fe7Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastWhat would your kids do if they were stuck in the zombie apocalypse and you were nowhere to be found? That’s the premise of Shabam!, a podcast where the story of the zombie apocalypse is a vehicle for explaining science and infrastructure to audiences...4427apocalypse,science communication,storytelling,zombieyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/zombie-politics-mary-ziegler1eac9eec-9a67-41c7-a59c-f97cb824cc9eTue, 16 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastDoes politics turn us into zombies? We talk with law professor, Mary Ziegler, about the politics around the abortion debate and how a personal, medical issue can get hijacked for political ends. We also chat about the ways that politics can make us...3624abortion,apocalypse,politics,zombieyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/famished-cathryn-townsend3290dd25-7a4c-489b-a866-ff255ba6ac19Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:00:00 +0000Zombified PodcastWhat happens to humans when they are not just hungry, but truly famished? In this episode we talk with anthropologist Cathryn Townsend about the ways that starvation can change who we are and how we relate to one another. She completed fieldwork with...3705anthropology,apocalypse,hunger,ik,starvation,zombieyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/social-web-tamas-david-barrettc35b55dc-5c73-4c89-9580-1248a98e69c4Wed, 17 Feb 2021 02:45:00 +0000Zombified PodcastDo you ever have the feeling that your friends are talking about you behind your back? In this episode we talk with interdisciplinary social scientist Tamas David-Barrett about why we might actually want our friends to talk about us behind our backs....5471demographic transition,friends,social networksyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11329206/influenced-robert-frank3bff4355-99ff-4a6f-a4c5-cf8888cafeb8Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:30:00 +0000Zombified PodcastIf all the cool kids jumped off a bridge, would you jump, too? Should you? Many of us grew up with parents, guidance counselors, and school assembly lecturers teaching us to resist peer pressure, go our own way, and ignore the zombie crowd. And people...5927influence,peer pressure,virtue signalingyesfull