Dr. Zombie Explains…Zombies | StarTalk

I got a medical doctor who is known by

I got a medical doctor who is known by his colleagues as dr. zombie dr. Steve

his colleagues as dr. zombie dr. Steve

his colleagues as dr. zombie dr. Steve Schlossman oh there we go

Schlossman oh there we go

Schlossman oh there we go hello sir well doctor thanks very much

hello sir well doctor thanks very much

hello sir well doctor thanks very much for having me

for having me

for having me so you wrote a book called the zombie

so you wrote a book called the zombie

so you wrote a book called the zombie autopsies okay which intrigues me

autopsies okay which intrigues me

autopsies okay which intrigues me greatly because as a work of fiction but

greatly because as a work of fiction but

greatly because as a work of fiction but you’re a medical doctor you can bring a

you’re a medical doctor you can bring a

you’re a medical doctor you can bring a lot of knowledge into making that an

lot of knowledge into making that an

lot of knowledge into making that an interesting story yes when I wrote the

interesting story yes when I wrote the

interesting story yes when I wrote the zombie autopsies they just to be clear

zombie autopsies they just to be clear

zombie autopsies they just to be clear they’re not real zombies don’t exist but

they’re not real zombies don’t exist but

they’re not real zombies don’t exist but you can’t look at a zombie and be a

you can’t look at a zombie and be a

you can’t look at a zombie and be a physician and not think to yourself

physician and not think to yourself

physician and not think to yourself they’re sick so I wanted to try to

they’re sick so I wanted to try to

they’re sick so I wanted to try to explain as best I could

explain as best I could

explain as best I could the medical etiology of the zombie

the medical etiology of the zombie

the medical etiology of the zombie process knowing that zombies aren’t real

process knowing that zombies aren’t real

process knowing that zombies aren’t real so I started with the brain because I’m

so I started with the brain because I’m

so I started with the brain because I’m a brain doctor their frontal lobes are

a brain doctor their frontal lobes are

a brain doctor their frontal lobes are gone they can’t think in any kind of

gone they can’t think in any kind of

gone they can’t think in any kind of complicated way they can’t open doors

complicated way they can’t open doors

complicated way they can’t open doors they can’t open windows you can eat a

they can’t open windows you can eat a

they can’t open windows you can eat a sandwich while you’re running away from

sandwich while you’re running away from

sandwich while you’re running away from a zombie

a zombie

a zombie they are ravenously hungry that’s the

they are ravenously hungry that’s the

they are ravenously hungry that’s the ventromedial hypothalamus that’s the

ventromedial hypothalamus that’s the

ventromedial hypothalamus that’s the region of the brain that’s responsible

region of the brain that’s responsible

region of the brain that’s responsible for hunger now there’s other issues that

for hunger now there’s other issues that

for hunger now there’s other issues that I actually find really fascinating like

I actually find really fascinating like

I actually find really fascinating like how do they move with their muscles to

how do they move with their muscles to

how do they move with their muscles to Cain so you’d have to have a virus that

Cain so you’d have to have a virus that

Cain so you’d have to have a virus that preserves muscle processes the actin and

preserves muscle processes the actin and

preserves muscle processes the actin and the mice and the two proteins that have

the mice and the two proteins that have

the mice and the two proteins that have to run past each other one of her

to run past each other one of her

to run past each other one of her muscles to move and there are viruses

muscles to move and there are viruses

muscles to move and there are viruses that do that an easy example that would

that do that an easy example that would

that do that an easy example that would be the rabies virus which still creates

be the rabies virus which still creates

be the rabies virus which still creates clonic movements where you jerk around a

clonic movements where you jerk around a

clonic movements where you jerk around a lot and you have decreased cognition but

lot and you have decreased cognition but

lot and you have decreased cognition but you remain mobile because a good virus

you remain mobile because a good virus

you remain mobile because a good virus wants you to stay mobile long enough to

wants you to stay mobile long enough to

wants you to stay mobile long enough to spread yourself to other people so I

spread yourself to other people so I

spread yourself to other people so I tried to address each of these issues in

tried to address each of these issues in

tried to address each of these issues in the book as I told the story of

the book as I told the story of

the book as I told the story of essentially the impending end of the

essentially the impending end of the

essentially the impending end of the world so it in your now you work at the

world so it in your now you work at the

world so it in your now you work at the Harvard Medical School is that correct

Harvard Medical School is that correct

Harvard Medical School is that correct yeah I do I’m at Massachusetts General

yeah I do I’m at Massachusetts General

yeah I do I’m at Massachusetts General Hospital and I teach at Harvard Medical

Hospital and I teach at Harvard Medical

Hospital and I teach at Harvard Medical School so in your in in your

School so in your in in your

School so in your in in your professional opinion what is the

professional opinion what is the

professional opinion what is the prognosis the psychiatric prognosis for

prognosis the psychiatric prognosis for

prognosis the psychiatric prognosis for a zombie how would you

I’m just curious I mean this is the

I’m just curious I mean this is the future you know right so it’s not good

future you know right so it’s not good

future you know right so it’s not good you don’t want to get the zombie bug but

you don’t want to get the zombie bug but

you don’t want to get the zombie bug but like any disease it has a natural

like any disease it has a natural

like any disease it has a natural history so if you are noticed early in

history so if you are noticed early in

history so if you are noticed early in the progressionist disease so let’s say

the progressionist disease so let’s say

the progressionist disease so let’s say you present to the emergency room with

you present to the emergency room with

you present to the emergency room with the early stages of what’s already

the early stages of what’s already

the early stages of what’s already recognized as a zombie outbreak then we

recognized as a zombie outbreak then we

recognized as a zombie outbreak then we have the opportunity to interrupt that

have the opportunity to interrupt that

have the opportunity to interrupt that outbreak both in the general population

outbreak both in the general population

outbreak both in the general population are also in the individual the longer we

are also in the individual the longer we

are also in the individual the longer we let it progress and more importantly the

let it progress and more importantly the

let it progress and more importantly the more frightened we get the worse the

more frightened we get the worse the

more frightened we get the worse the prognosis becomes for the individual as

prognosis becomes for the individual as

prognosis becomes for the individual as well as the society okay so the real

well as the society okay so the real

well as the society okay so the real bottom line here is it’s whatever

bottom line here is it’s whatever

bottom line here is it’s whatever attempt we can all invest to preserve

attempt we can all invest to preserve

attempt we can all invest to preserve civilization but really civilization is

civilization but really civilization is

civilization but really civilization is gone that’s that’s that’s the prognosis

gone that’s that’s that’s the prognosis

gone that’s that’s that’s the prognosis here it seems to me based on all that

here it seems to me based on all that

here it seems to me based on all that that that I have heard so duck doctor

that that I have heard so duck doctor

that that I have heard so duck doctor zombie thanks for being on Startalk with

zombie thanks for being on Startalk with

zombie thanks for being on Startalk with us and i yeah you have a unique

us and i yeah you have a unique

us and i yeah you have a unique expertise here you might come back to

expertise here you might come back to

expertise here you might come back to you in case we need it just