Haunting Science: Vampires

This week, we look at some science surrounding those classic sun-shy, horror icons of the night with that little habit for blood: vampires, including a scientist who built a calculator to see how long humanity would last in various vampire outbreak scenarios, the nutritional drawbacks to a blood-only diet, and how fangs might impact your life.

This week's bonus episode  is about the science of blood and youth - and using blood to regain youth... To find out more, learn how to support, and take a peek, visit patreon.com/rockettefox.


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Sources

• https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-how-new-simulations-can-predict-the-spread-of-future-pandemics-134217
• https://www.sciencealert.com/this-calculator-shows-you-how-scared-you-should-be-of-a-vampire-apocalypse
• http://www.m-hikari.com/ams/ams-2013/ams-9-12-2013/strielkowskiAMS9-12-2013.pdf
• https://www.omnicalculator.com/other/humans-vs-vampires
• https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170224-what-food-would-keep-you-alive-the-longest
• https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326132#protein
• https://particle.scitech.org.au/food/is-it-really-bad-to-drink-blood/#:~:text=Unlike%20other%20meal%20supplements%2C%20however,to%20live%20on%20blood%20alone.
• https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/could-i-live-as-a-vampire-by-just-drinking-blood/
• https://today.duke.edu/2014/06/chewnerves
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_bat
• https://ebay.to/3k3VjCE