There’s a Zombie in my Classroom
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Dr. Steven Schlozman
This week we talk with Dr. Steven Schlozman, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Lecturer in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Schlozman talks to us about his start in teaching, his recent book “The Zombie Autopsies: Secret Notebooks from the Apocalypse” and how to use zombies to teach science.
Links:
- The Zombie Autopsies
- “The Zombie Autopsies” (Amazon.com)
- Steven Schlozman Profile at Harvard
- George Romero Continues Undead Obsession with ‘Zombie Autopsies’
- Potential of a Zombie Attack Considered by Guest Speaker (the Utah Statesman)
- A Harvard Psychiatrist Explains Zombie Neurobiology
- Inside Zombie Brains: Sci-fi Teaches Science (CNN)
- The Neuropsychology of Zombies (Boston.com)
- Essential Zombie Films
- The Walking Dead, AFC
More Links:
- Zombiecows.com
- “Drunken Bird Day” – Cedar Waxwings
- Science and Entertainment Exchange
- Cocktail Physics
- Episode 28: Who Watches the Watchmen
- Episode 40: Being Sean Carroll
- Firefly (no sound in space)
The Zombie Autopsies Book Trailer
Zombie Autopsies 101 from Daniel Lagin on Vimeo.
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Your show on Zombies in the classroom was the bomb! Thanks so much for giving me a cool idea on how to introduce a lesson on brain regions. You all rock! The guy with the one liners was great. I need a good laugh while I’m prepping at the end of a long day. Keep up the good work.
Carmen
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This was such a fun episode! As an elementary school teacher, I’m still not sure exactly how I can use zombies in my classroom, but as a lifelong learner, this episode helped me think about zombies in a different way. I love the idea of observing a zombie’s behavior and diagnosing its medical issues. Why is it always hungry? Why is it moving so slowly? Why can’t ti speak? What a great way to teach about the different regions of the brain! I also enjoyed learning about toxoplasmosis and other zombie-like organisms that actually exist in the real world. Thanks!