Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea Zombies are EVERYWHERE!! Wait, don't panic- we mean in pop culture, not outside your window. But why is that? Bad guys and monsters seem to go through phases: one decade there's a dozen movies about aliens, ten years later it's vampires. And right now, it's zombies. And monsters don't pop up for no reason at all. There must be something that makes us fixate on one antagonist trope; some qualities they hold that echo a deeper cultural fear... So what are we afraid of now? It might just be technology. Watch the episode and find out! Vsauce's How Do You Know Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L45Q1_psDqk Tweet of the Week: https://twitter.com/LeahLikesDogs/status/346283928153362432 Geek and Sundry: http://www.geekandsundry.com/vlogs and null Music: "Europe" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Carry on Carillon" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Bouncy Castle" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) ":P" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Level 5: Room for the Homeless http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a101325/level-5 Chiptune - Kenzalol https://soundcloud.com/chiptune/kenzalol Binarpilot http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/661417/geeks "Squarehead" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Clockwork - Titan (geometry remix) https://soundcloud.com/wompworthy/clockwork-titan-geometry-remix Let us know what sorts of crazy ideas you have, about this episode and otherwise: Tweet at us! @pbsideachannel (yes, the longest twitter username ever) Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Idea Channel Facebook! http://Facebook.com/pbsideachannel Hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com/) Want some more Idea Channel? Here's Last Week's episode: "Is The Universe A Computer?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws3XQo9MTA0 Want another one? Here ya go: "Is Math A Feature of The Universe or a Feature of Human Creation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbNymweHW4E Here's Some More: "Is Developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethical?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95KhuSbYJGE