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From Bruegel the Elder's "The Triumph of Death." (Imagno/Getty Images)
Human beings are in love with the end. Ruined cities and burning skies fill our dreams. Fears sends us steers our thoughts through landscapes of bones and even our fantasies involve decimated populations and zombie hordes. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Julie and I examine the cognitive science behind our apocalyptic love affair.
Why have we evolved to see the end of days behind every ambiguous threat or coded message? What does it say about us as a species? And just why is the idea of a zombie apocalypse so darn appealing? All this and more shall be addressed.
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