Mathematical modelling of an outbreak of zombie infection

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No, seriously.

Researchers in Canada have used mathematical exercises and “biological assumptions based on popular zombie movies” to come up with a model for a zombie outbreak and how to survive it. They conclude that frequent aggressive attacks are the best way to fend off the zombie menace. Rather than having nothing better to do, the scenario is compared to other potential outbreaks the human race could come up against, like fungal or viral infections that could decimate our population. Zombie infection could be considered as just another unfamiliar disease.

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