![[mushroom-canopy.jpg]] - [[Radiotrophic Fungi]] > Mushrooms represent rebirth, rejuvination, regeneraion – Paul Stamets ## “We” - We are the changers - We can do so much more - It may take a million years or maybe a hundred million years but we will still be here. ## Mushroom Lifestyles - Saprobes: “Decomposers” or “Rotters” break things down that are natural, hydrocarbon-based - Cheese, Wine, Beer - Break carbohydrogen bonds → Oilspills ## Mycelium - 1 Footstep has more connection than a brain - Trees communicate and feed with each other via mycelium passageways > From the extinction events, there is one lesson: Those organisms that paired with fungi survived. – Paul Stamets > We are decendants of fungi. Mycelium is the mother of us all. – Paul Stamets ## Pioneers - Oilspill experiment - Mushrooms release spores - Spores attract insects - Insects attract birds - Birds bring seeds ## Climate Change - Carbon-storage below ground - Plants trade carbon for nutrients with mycelium ## Stoned Apes - “New software for existing hardware” - Language is synesthesia ## Medicine ### Penicillin > It is suggested that the discovery of this huyper-producing strain of penicillin (by the US) was a significant influence in winning WWII ### Neurogenesis - Psilocybin - Lion’s Mane ### Anxiety/Depression - https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/research/psychedelics-research.html - https://thepsychedelicsinvestor.com/grit-god-and-magic-mushrooms-in-baltimore/ ### Immune-System - Turkey Tail ## Related - [[Shoebox Mushroom Printer]] - [[Cool People]] - [[🍄 Shroomscout’s Comprehensive “Easiest Way to Learn Shroom Growing with Uncle Bens Tek” Instructions]]