Could fungi actually be the key to humanity's survival? | David Andrew Quist

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🗓️ 3 February 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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After a billion years of evolution, fungi are masters of invention and resilience. What wisdom can we draw from their long, remarkable existence? Mycologist David Andrew Quist explores how fungi's innate biointelligence, penchant for collaboration and incredible regeneration abilities can show us new ways to think about complex problems -- and may hold the secret to humanity's survival on Earth.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:11.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily, I'm Elise Hugh.
0:13.4	Today we're geeking out about mushrooms.
0:16.4	In his 2022 talk from Ted X Oslo Met, mushroom researcher David Andrew Quist shares the impressive
0:23.4	and planet imperative powers of fungi.
0:26.9	And the promises they carry for sustainability in the present and future.
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