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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You can reach out to Sharad Rai on his Instagram handle - @charles_bakwaski
🍄 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
🍄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
- Planet Fungi: North East India
🍄Ted Talks - 6 ways mushrooms can save the world | Paul Stamets
🍄Podcasts
- Joe Rogan Experience #1035 - Paul Stamets
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