In this episode, we not only deep dive into the queendom of Fungi but rediscover how to live a life driven with curiosity. 

Sharad is a self-taught multidisciplinary citizen scientist, researcher, and science communicator, with a keen interest in mycology and its applications. We talk about Fungi, mycology, biomaterials, the future of education, but this conversation is so much more. To read more about Sharad and complete show notes, click 👉🏾 here 

 

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🍄 Time Stamps 

00:00:00 - Intro 

00:04:05 - Sharad's Background 

00:06:37 - Changing perception of Fungi 

00:10:39 - Panspermia 

00:15:04 - Curiosity as a child and the ritualistic education 

00:21:34 - Deep diving into mycology 

00:27:05 - Fungi vs Plants 

00:30:54 - Internet of Nature 

00:34:02 - Will mushrooms save the world? 

00:39:09 - Mycoremediation 

00:43:26 - Future of Education 

00:49:05 - Mycomaterials and how they are made. 

00:57:53 - Ancient mushroom practices and references 

01:00:20 - Santa Claus and Amanita Muscaria 

01:02:08 - Mushroom Hunting and toxic mushrooms 

01:07:09 - Life lessons learnt from Fungi 

01:11:43 - Who is Charles Bakwaski? 

01:13:00 - Advice for beginners 

 

🍄Resources 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panspermia 

 

🍄Facebook Groups 

- Poisons Help; Emergency Identification For Mushrooms & Plants

- Mushroom Growing  

 

🍄Book recommendations 

- Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky 

- The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee 

- Radical Mycology: A Treatise On Seeing & Working With Fungi by Peter McCoy 

- The Fungal Pharmacy by Robert Rogers - Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation by Tradd Cotter 

- Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms by Paul Stamets 

 

🍄Movie recommendations 

- Fantastic Fungi 

- Planet Fungi: North East India  

 

🍄Ted Talks - 6 ways mushrooms can save the world | Paul Stamets  

 

🍄Podcasts 

- Joe Rogan Experience #1035 - Paul Stamets  

- Mushroom Revival Podcast 

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