Power (Or Lack Thereof) in a Zombie Apocalypse
Scott Benson, LES Manager, Resource & Transmission Planning, and Marc Shkolnick, Manager Energy Services
November 6, 2019
Join us as we review how Hollywood sometimes depicts energy generation and usage in a post-apocalyptic world. How does our electric grid operate today, and how would that change in a zombie apocalypse?
Would your lights be among the first to go out if we were overrun by the living dead?
Welcome to SciPop Talks! a weekly series of talks open to the public featuring the intersection of science and pop culture.
Twitter: #SciPopTalks
These talks are co-sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln University Libraries, Chemistry Department and Physics Department, Doane University, and the Nebraska Local Section of the American Chemical Society.
SciPop presenter Dr. Rebecca Lai, an expert on science in the Harry Potter series, has been interviewed on the Ologies podcast!
Current Organizers:
Kiyomi Deards, Rebecca Lai, and Ramesh Languani.
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Phone: 402-472-6987
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Phone: 402-472-2554
