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6 ways mushrooms can save the world | Paul Stamets | TED

TED · 5.3M views · 2008-05-08 · 18:18

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Overview

Mycologist Paul Stamets presents six ways mycelium and fungi could help save the world, in an 18-minute TED talk. Topics include environmental cleanup and other applications of fungi.

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Recommended as an engaging, down-to-earth talk on the world-changing potential of fungi.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2018–2022

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Biology & biotechnologyEnvironment, agriculture & food systems
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criticaltinker · 2021-08 · Strong recommendation

> But I think using psilocybin mushrooms in spaceflight makes a lot of sense. There are more than 65 articles right now ... at ClinicalTrials.gov that say psilocybin mushrooms help people overcome [post-traumatic stress disorder], loneliness and depression. Do you think the astronauts are going to have loneliness and depression and PTSD? I think yes. How are you going to help them? Paul Stamets is an expert mycologist and really down-to-earth guy. I highly recommend his Ted Talks if you're interested in this type of stuff, here's one of them [1]. [1] [VIDEO]

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samstave · 2021-03 · Strong recommendation

"There's been buzz lately about mycelium" -- Well, Paul Stamets has been talking for decades. Did a TED talk, amazing other videos - a fantastic Joe Rogan Podcast etc. Mycelium is AMAZING - and I really hope that we start using it in the myriad ways it is versatile for so many different applications. --- Have you Seen these Paul Stamets vids: Joe rogan: [LINK] Ted (6 ways mushrooms can change the world: [VIDEO] [LINK] [LINK]

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eadan · 2019-07 · Strong recommendation

Paul Stamets is a fascinating person. You're right, the Star Trek character is named after him [0]. I remember hearing, perhaps in the Joe Rogan podcast, that he consulted for the show. He has a brilliant TED talk on the world-changing potential of fungi research [1]. [0] [LINK] [1] [VIDEO]

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