Alex Massie Alex Massie

When Zombies Attack…

I’m far from being a zombie aficionado, but isn’t this obvious?

If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively. That is the conclusion of a mathematical exercise carried out by researchers in Canada. They say only frequent counter-attacks with increasing force would eradicate the fictional creatures.

My confidence in this research is not, mind you, boosted by this

Professor Robert Smith? (the question mark is part of his surname and not a typographical mistake) and colleagues wrote: “We model a zombie attack using biological assumptions based on popular zombie movies. “We introduce a basic model for zombie infection and illustrate the outcome with numerical solutions.” On his university web page, the mathematics professor at Ottawa University says the question mark distinguishes him from Robert Smith, lead singer of rock band The Cure.

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