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TED,Stamets,mycology,mycelium,fungus,mushroom,biology,design,global,pollution TED: Paul Stamets: 6 ways mushrooms can save the world

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

posted by Trancecoach 1 year 6 months 1 week ago • 3973 views
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Mycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium -- and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world (and no, none involve human ingestion).

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This was rather interesting.


written by sillma  | 1 year 6 months 1 week ago | CH
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Great post! Thank you


written by BenyBen  | 1 year 6 months 1 week ago | CH
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Fantastic post.


written by clamps  | 1 year 6 months 1 week ago | CH
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That blew my mind. The guy knows his shrooms.


written by dag  | 1 year 6 months 1 week ago | CH
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*promote


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Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Sunday, May 18th, 2008 8:38pm PDT - promote requested by kulpims.


written by siftbot  | 1 year 6 months 1 week ago | CH
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upvote for the brilliant microbiology... oh, and I almost forgot...saving the world


written by J-Rova  | 1 year 6 months 1 week ago | CH
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amazing...


written by 11774  | 1 year 6 months 1 week ago | CH
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Fantastic speaker.


written by dw1117  | 1 year 6 months ago | CH
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So perfectly brilliant!


written by dbot2006  | 1 year 6 months ago | CH
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Woot!


written by Peroxide  | 1 year 6 months ago | CH
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Mushrooms FTW!


written by seltar  | 1 year 6 months ago | CH
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hmmm...


written by bamdrew  | 1 year 6 months ago | CH
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So, he is saying that the fungus acts as a nervous/circulatory system for the planet. He is advising the human race form a tight bond with this fungus.

Begin Secret Project: Voice of Planet.


written by 10898  | 1 year 6 months ago | CH
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Micophobia....i not skeered

Brilliant insights, fungus is our eternal pal-
This guy gets all the $$$ he needs, and a presidential appointment to, an office created especially for his research....use the money that Obama wants to steal from us for universal health care-If you told me that taxes would be raised for mycological research and not social programs, I'd bow down to the Hawaiian Muslim-


written by choggie  | 1 year 6 months ago | CH
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Totally fascinating.


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*drugs


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written by siftbot  | 1 year 5 months 2 weeks ago | CH
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a few crank moments made me cringe.


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*talks


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