Fungipedia: Mushroom Stories from Lawrence Millman

If you aren't convinced that fungi are omnipresent, bizarre, and mighty, you haven't read Fungipedia. Today we are featuring some of our favorite segments from this book and are joined by the author himself, Lawrence Millman. Lawrence has traveled far and wide on quests for information on the fungal kingdom. Sit back and enjoy some wow factor fun facts on fungi.

Topics Covered:

Keratinophilic fungi - where they live and how they affect youThe Hair Ice Phenomenon from the fungus Exidiopsis effusaNaturally occurring anti-freeze in various states of fungiThe mushroom culture in Greenland and other Arctic & Antarctic areasCulturing mycelia from mummiesThe Pharaoh's Curse - was it really fungi?Finding the rare polypore Echinodontium ballouii, previously thought to be extinctHow a fungus helped the defeat of the South in the Civil WarThe ban of Shiitake mushroom importsField mycology as a dwindling practice

Show Notes:

Buy Fungipedia: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691194721/fungipediaLawrence Millman's Website: http://lawrencemillman.com/Pyrithione Zinc soap for acne: https://www.amazon.com/Noble-Formula-Pyrithione-Zinc-Original/dp/B00G7TUDA0Pyrithione Zinc soap for dandruff: https://www.amazon.com/Pyrithione-Shampoo-Butter-Grace-Peppermint/dp/B07KX2WYNQHorn Stalkball Photography: http://goweros.blogspot.com/2020/03/horn-stalkball.htmlScience of Hair Ice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAoMURsb9lM&t=204sAspergillus & the Link the curse: http://www.antimicrobe.org/hisphoto/history/Aspergillus-Mummys%20curse.aspEchinodontium ballouii: https://www.mycobank.org/page/Name%20details%20page/330283

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