Will Shim (Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Graduate Program)

"Real-life zombies: the mind-bending power of parasites"

We are all fascinated by zombies; we all love to watch zombie horror movies and TV shows. But what if we told you that real zombies do exist, maybe not flesh-eating ones depicted in Hollywood, but even stranger ones in nature? We might be surrounded by zombies and not even know about it! Come hear Will Shim tell you unbelievable tales about the mind-bending powers of parasites in their hosts.

Science Under the Stars is a free, monthly public outreach lecture series founded and organized by graduate students in the Department of Integrative Biology at The University of Texas at Austin. Events are held at 7:00pm outdoors at Brackenridge Field Laboratory, 2907 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, Texas 78703. In the case of inclement weather, lectures are held indoors.

Here’s the schedule for this month’s event:

• 6:15 pm: Food and displays of local animals and plants found at Brackenridge Field Laboratory will be available.
• 6:30 pm: Kid’s activities start! Meet with our children’s division for fun activities designed for all ages.
• 7:00 pm: Settle in, because the talk begins now!