How This Mushroom Savant Identifies Fungi | Obsessed | WIRED

You think you like mushrooms? William Padilla-Brown might just have a step up on you. As the founder of MycoSymbiotics, William has cultivated hundreds of thousands of mushrooms from dozens of species; he's barcoded them, and turned them into various extracts and tinctures. William sits down with WIRED to break down his mushroom obsession.

Director: Charlie Jordan
Director of Photography: Chad Jenkins
Editor: Richard Trammell
Talent: William Padilla-Brown
Producer: Wendi Jonassen
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Melissa Cho
Production Manager: Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Audio: Mike Competielle
Camera Operator/Gaffer: Pete Kuhn
Production Assistant/COVID Supervisor: Bill Storms
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Junior Editor: Paul Tael
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell


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[jopo]

William's personality and attitude doesn't leave mushroom for improvement.

[rtd]

I felt like video should have been longer; there’s definitely more to learn. This was one of your best obsession videos.

[Spaceman_spliff]

Took a mushroom cultivation class with Will at his spot in Pennsylvania a few years back, truly a unique perspective and an absolute wealth of knowledge when it comes to fungi. Pushing the envelope and making mycology accessible to more and more people, fckn lit and noble pursuit. The man knows his mushrooms, and can tell you a whole lot of things about fungi that you never knew you’d know. What a human.

[bogwitchburke]

This guy is AMAZING. What a genius and generous personality.

[khalilahd.]

What an incredible way to spend your life. He’s a genius. Very cool to get a glimpse into his world ❤

[cameronkoch]

It's hard not be happy/excited for people who find their passion and then share it with others.

[candledapple]

"All mushrooms are magic" I love him 🤣

[akicitaa.]

This guy is pure charisma. I'm not into mushrooms except on pizza, but I would listen to him go on and on about them.

[XxXenosxX]

He needs to start his own series, I love this man!

[bizybee]

This is great, it’s awesome to see people following what they love. Congrats dude !

[santasiajones]

He needs a youtube channel i would love to watch him talk about mushrooms all day, i would love to know more about them

[katiem]

His depth of knowledge is impressive, and his next-generation sequencing of fungi is really neat, too! Shoutout to Oxford Nanopore Technologies for their flow cell tech

[LONE_WOLF_GANG]

This is the coolest person of the year by far!!! As soon as he introduced himself I was glued to the screen. Very knowledgeable and super curious. He's like the black Hamilton.

[Diivoniis]

As someone who has recently gotten into the study of Mycology, seeing people who look like me is a huge inspiration and motivation to keep learning! Shoutout William for sharing his knowledge and personality.

[Chuloon]

I love this guy, please do more videos with him! 10 years ago I decided I wanted to try foraging for wild mushrooms & everyone I knew thought I was crazy. Cool to see this hobby is gaining popularity, people have been doing this for forever & it is amazing how diverse the natural world is.

[TBat]

He introduces himself as a 1994 model human, that's hilarious!

[a.l.a.]

What a testament to a self-taught expert and genius!

[heraclitus]

I need friends like this dude. I just want to bask in the wealth and radiance of his knowledge and positive vibes.

[johntnguyen]

Microdosing LSD and psilocybin mushrooms has been the best experience. Since I started taking them I have noticed clearer thinking and peaceful existence. Taking on anything life throws at me, great stuff.

[fachriahmadbaryza]

this guy's enthusiasm redefines my definition of "passion"