The University Libraries’ “Sci Pop Talks! Where Science Intersects Pop Culture” series continues today with a lecture on how chemistry can be used to thwart the zombie apocalypse.
The “Chemistry to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse” lecture is 7 p.m. March 5 in Love Library, room 201. The talk will be led by Raychelle Burkes, a professor at Doane College.
The “Sci Pop Talks!” series is offered at 7 p.m. every Wednesday through April 23 in Love Library. The talks will explore the science within some favorite icons of popular culture and be delivered by science faculty from UNL and Doane College.
Talks in the series are free and open to the public.
An online guide on the talks and associated reading lists is available at http://unl.libguides.com/scipoptalks.
The series is sponsored by the University Libraries, UNL’s Department of Chemistry and Doane College.
Remaining lectures in the series are:
March 12 — “Alien Biochemistry in the Movies,” Mark Griep, UNL
March 19 — “Making ‘Inception’ Real,” Ramesh Laungani, Doane College
April 2 — “Discovering the Hidden Truth: Forensics,” Ashley Hall, UNL
April 9 — “Book 8: Harry Potter and the Magic of Science,” Rebecca Lai, UNL
April 16 — “Game Theory and ‘Breaking Bad,’” Kristopher Williams, Doane College
April 23 — “ ‘Interview with the Vampire:’ Decoded by Scientists,” Rebecca Lai, UNL
