The Fantastical World of Fungi | Keith Seifert | #26

KEITH SEIFERT is a Canadian mycologist who’s spent more than forty years studying fungi on five continents. He’s done research on microscopic fungi from farms, forests, food, and the built environment, as well as studied ways reduce fungal toxins and diseases affecting plants and animals.

Keith is a former president of the International Mycological Association, an executive editor of Mycologia, an associate editor of several other scientific journals, and an adjunct professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

Keith spoke to Sciencentric about his upcoming book “The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi: Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies.”

Video version available here: https://youtu.be/BRWsPg0a7dw

(Keith would like to acknowledge the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Public Understanding of Science, Technology and Economics program for the receipt of a grant to support the writing of this book.)

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**DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE**

The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi: Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies (Affiliate Link) https://sciencentric.com/link/the-hidden kingdom-of-fungi-exploring-the-microscopic-world-in-our-forests-homes-and-bodies/

Keith’s curated “Fungi in the News” on Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@stilbella/fungi-in-the-news-kk2a96v9z

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