Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures

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To put my hesitation here in crude, probably unfair terms ... Entangled Life reminded me a bit of that kid in high school whose winning science fair project just happens to be closely related to what mommy and daddy do for work. It is apparent throughout the book that life on earth owes much of its thanks to fungi, and yet fungi is perhaps the least understood life form on earth. Takeaways: I want to know more! This book enchanted me, took me on an entangled journey, demonstrated earth-shifting realizations, and showed me just how much I still have no inkling of. It left me in a mood that rhymes with our mycelial friends: I’ve just eaten a mouthful, a stomachful, but I want more, more, more. Furthermore, even when it comes to science, every point is drawn out excessively, and the author gives a completely non-critical summary of lots of well-known phenomena. For example, fungal networks for computation. This is something that should be looked at carefully and critically, not just accepted with a "gee whiz" like a Wired magazine article. The chapter on psychedelics is a retread of Michael Pollan.

That's Monotropa uniflora, a plant species that long ago lost the ability to photosynthesize. Instead, Monotropa receives the carbon and nutrients that it needs from other plants, but through a fungal network. Researchers in the field call this the Wood Wide Web. I had fun with this one — even though there were a couple of saggy spots, and I noticed a couple of errors. It is his first book. Overall, a contender for best popular science book of the year, and a welcome relief from a string of weak ones for me. Overall, 4.5 stars. If you say that a plant 'learns,' 'decides,' 'communicates,' or 'remembers,' are you humanizing the plant or vegetalizing a set of human concepts?" You will learn here how to grow oyster mushrooms out of baby poop (removing the plastic from the diapers first, of course), how mushrooms can 'consume' Saddam Hussein's VX gas, degrade pesticides and remove infectious diseases like E. coli. Grief grinds slowly; it devours all the time it needs.” Thus begins Long Litt Woon’s memoir of mourning and mushroom foraging. After 32 years of marriage, Long’s husband suddenly passed away. Lost in a world of grief, she enrolled in a foraging course—a decision that changed the direction of her life. The Way Through the Woodscaptures Long’s journey with loss, as well as how mushrooming helped her reconnect with the world. At the heart of her memoir is the conviction that engaging with mushrooms and the natural world can be a radically transformative experience. Long’s book is a moving read with a different perspective on the fungal world. Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide by Paul St ametsLike plants, fungi can “see” color across the spectrum using receptors sensitive to blue light and red light—unlike plants, fungi also have opsins, the light-sensitive pigments present in the rods and cones of animal eyes." Written for four to eight year olds, Mushroom Rain explores all of the ideas and interesting things about mushrooms that adults know and love. From the underground information networks to the wild and fascinating expressions of fungi in nature, your child will get an appreciation for the wonder that fungi inspire. Egyre inkább úgy látom, hogy a működő ismeretterjesztő irodalom kulcsa az, hogy szerzője milyen eredményesen tudja „kiszervezni” saját lelkesedését az olvasóba. Sheldrake ebből a szempontból kiválóan teljesít – az a fajta gombabolond ő, aki még a doh bűzét is képes „élettel teli szagként” érzékelni, mi több, képes elérni, hogy mi magunk is elfogadjuk ezt a megközelítést*. Mikológiai olvasókönyve ilyen értelemben úgy működik, mint amikor egy hiperaktív, ezer fokon égő idegenvezető visz minket végig valami világvégi skanzenben: hiába pici és koszlott, hiába béna a büféje, mégis ideig-óráig elhisszük, hogy ez Föld Anya köldöke. Mr. Sheldrake discusses climate change as well as the effect intensive farming practices have on fungal species. "A combination of plowing and application of chemical fertilizers or fungicides—reduce the abundance of mycorrhizal fungi." This poses a worry to future food production because a plant seed that cannot find suitable fungi is unlikely to survive. Eugenia Bone’s Mycophilia is a love letter to the fungal world and the mushroom foraging community. Having served as president of the New York Mycological Society, Bone knows this community intimately. Therefore, her book details the gamut of foragers: from amateur enthusiasts out on the trails to the hardcore finders who are part of the commercial industry. Along the way, she provides a social history of mushroom use in cooking and medicine. However, the best parts of Mycophilia are seeing Bone in action. She documents her travels with foragers, conversations with restaurateurs and those in the industry, and, most importantly, her unabashed love of mushrooms. The Way Through the Woods: On Mushrooms and Mourning by Long Litt Woon

Their goal is to forage for mushrooms, a practice that requires some knowledge and expertise. The watercolor images set the imaginative tone and reflect just how exciting and magical mushrooming can be.Merlin Sheldrake’s book is an engrossing, entertaining and very informative read on all things fungi. Take note, Jeff VanderMeer fans: reading this will only freak you out more about the Grey Caps and the Ambergris mythology!

Ezek a hírhedt „zombigombák”, amelyek megfertőznek egyes hangyafajokat, átveszik idegrendszerük fölött az irányítást, majd ráveszik őket, hogy felmásszanak egy növény szárán, és a megfelelő magasságban lehorgonyozzanak. Itt aztán szerencsétlen jószág fejéből kinő egy hercig kis gomba, ami szétszórja spóráit a többi hangya nagy örömére. Ez a horrorisztikus eseménysor ihlette például a Last of Us c. sorozatot is, ami tán a legrosszabb gombamarketing, ami csak elképzelhető. I already knew fungi were fantastic, but Merlin Sheldrake has reinvigorated my love for this strange and largely unknown kingdom of organisms. From ancient fungi as tall as a two-story building to the largest organisms on modern-day earth, down to the tiniest hyphae that make up a mycelial network, Sheldrake explores what we know and what we don't about fungi and all the wild and wonderful possibilities just out of reach on the horizon. For more than 30 years, amateur mushroom foragers have been using David Pegler’s guide to brush up on their species identification skills. It focuses on the information you need to collect fungi safely, including notes on the appearance, location and seasonality of different varieties. Unfortunately, some customers have reported that the illustrations are not the best quality, especially when compared to some other books. Pros and Cons of Fungarium: Welcome to the Museum by Ester Gaya ProsSome fungi have tens of thousands of mating types, approximately equivalent to our sexes (the record holder is the split gill fungus, Schizophyllum commune, which has more than twenty-three thousand mating types, each of which is sexually compatible with nearly every one of the others). The mycelium of many fungi can fuse with other mycelial networks if they are genetically similar enough, even if they aren't sexually compatible Hi! I'm Max and I'm a writer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. I've been freelancing for more than five years and love the freedom and variety that this profession offers. Animals are also a big part of my life, and a lot of my time is dedicated to playing with my cat, Herbie. The Best Children’s Books About Fungi: Reviewed and Ranked FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)