Name: Cvrčci samoubojice, zombi žohari i druge priče o parazitima
Uploaded: 2014-03-26T15:05:29Z
Duration: 13 min
Description: Ljudska vrsta stavlja veliku važnost na našu slobodnu volju i neovisnost...a ipak postoji sjenoviti utjecaj koji možda ne uzimamo u obzir. Kako nam znanstevni pisac Ed Yong objašnjava u ovom fascinantnom, smiješnom i uznemirujućem govoru, paraziti su usavršili umjetnost manipulacije do zapanjujuće razine. Pa utječu li na nas?Više je nego vjerojatno.

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Ljudska vrsta stavlja veliku važnost na našu slobodnu volju i neovisnost...a ipak postoji sjenoviti utjecaj koji možda ne uzimamo u obzir. Kako nam znanstevni pisac Ed Yong objašnjava u ovom fascinantnom, smiješnom i uznemirujućem govoru, paraziti su usavršili umjetnost manipulacije do zapanjujuće razine. Pa utječu li na nas?Više je nego vjerojatno.

Cvrčci samoubojice, zombi žohari i druge priče o parazitima

Animals often act under the hidden control of parasites that hijack their bodies and minds for the parasite's own benefit. From tapeworms making shrimp gather in bright, flamingo-attracting swarms to wasps turning caterpillars into zombie bodyguards, manipulation is common in nature. Some parasites even alter the behavior of mammals, with one in three people estimated to carry a brain parasite called Toxoplasma. These invisible forces challenge our ideas about free will and the true drivers of behavior in the natural world.