Mycologist Paul Stamets Explains How Mushrooms Can Save the Earth

Here are 3 ways mushrooms can help save the world, explained by industry-leading mycologist Paul Stamets. 🍄

Industry-leading mycologist Paul Stamets says mushrooms are already saving the planet through textiles, meat replacement, and in fighting viruses and pandemics. Stamets focuses his work on mycelium, the underground root-like structures of mushrooms.

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[itsalluphl]

You give me reason to feel optimistic 💚🌿🌱🍄

[Growingdopamine]

Crazy that this came out. I was just looking into plastic eating mycelium. Imagine what this could do for us...I mean we already have mushroom coffin. Meat and leather..!! This is great!

[SeeNickView]

Always good to hear from Paul Stamets, he's literally the mushroom guru

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[greenmacaroni]

Gardein makes delicious mushroom based “fish” and “chicken”. The fish is mild with a crispy crust and the chicken is tender and chickeny. You would never think there was mushroom in their products.

[loganmalough]

Its life Mother Nature’s gift of hope!

[gimmedimmy]

I really like the ones that make you large and small.

[basbekjenl]

these people need funding to get projects done that all of us will benefit from, who will pay for them?

[staceywood]

All the love and heartfelt thanks to Paul for being his own amazing passionate self and persisting in furthering the horizons of mycelium!!!!❤️🍄🍄

[nuclearcatbaby]

Mushrooms taste a whole lot better than soy or other meat substitutes. But my aunt thinks they’re bad for you because they grow in the dark.

[Runner-Boy]

In the beginning their were giant mushrooms the size of trees

[perseus]

HE saved the bees and saved us all. He deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for all his work.

[paradiselife]

Love this dude! He has ground breaking videos up!

[rundata]

I like how he avoided mentioning bats 😂

[fredtaylor]

Paul is an absolute treasure of a human being. People like him and Steve Wozniac should be what every parent should direct their children to admire.

[TaliaGrace]

His ideas were shared on the new series Star Trek Discovery as well. I think what he’s doing is great and deserves more looking into.

[alexandrasaadi]

No joke… Oyster Mushrooms pan seared with ovoo and salt, taste like rotisserie chicken!

[starshine]

Facinating revelation. So pleased to have become aware of this compelling research.

[WhomThouDoesNotKnow]

I was thinking of Star Trek Discovery and Commander Stamets, the mushroom pilot.

[ritahodges]

One of the things that they failed to mention so far and I'm only 2 minutes and 19 seconds into it is the fact that if you raise cattle with their natural food source which is grasses not hay not alfalfa not corn they produce less contaminants into the air.

[Rain_Reign]

Love this man ♥️ His company, Fungi Perfecti, makes wonderful mushroom-based supplements that support the brain, immune system, etc if anyone’s interested in trying a little mushroom magic 🍄✨