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TED Talks
TED: S.A.N. (Sentient Advocate of Nature) | GoodBye Monkey
In a universe not unlike ours, a tech-environmentalist group claims to have created an AI that is the direct “voice of the earth,” a computer connected via electrodes to the mycelium network under an ancient forest named S.A.N. (Sentient...
SciShow
We Can't Find Most Of The World's Fungi
Most of the world’s fungi aren’t just rarely seen or found solely underground. They’re flat out invisible - and that’s becoming a big problem.
Start your own microscopic journey with a Journey to the Mimicroscope
Start your own microscopic journey with a Journey to the Mimicroscope
SciShow
What Our Buildings Will Look Like in the Future
Ever wondered what our buildings might look like in the future? Right now, the construction industry heavily relies on concrete, but it isn't great for the earth. Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and take a look at what the...
SciShow
The Earth's Internet: How Fungi Help Plants Communicate
Plants have their own interconnected networks that allow them to communicate with each other, sometimes over considerable distances!
PBS
These forest fungi are a bounty for Arizona mushroom hunters
Mushroom hunters have long fanned out across the forest floor seeking what can be lucrative and delicious finds for teas, broths and medicinal remedies. But what does climate change mean for the fungi? From the Cronkite School of...
TED Talks
Suzanne Lee: Why "biofabrication" is the next industrial revolution
What if we could "grow" clothes from microbes, furniture from living organisms and buildings with exteriors like tree bark? TED Fellow Suzanne Lee shares exciting developments from the field of biofabrication and shows how it could help...
SciShow
Bone Cities, Ash Towers, and 4 Other Futuristic Buildings
Right now, the construction industry heavily relies on concrete, but it isn't great for the earth. Many scientists are looking for ways to replace it in the future, and some of their ideas are so off the wall that they just might work.
TED Talks
Lynn Rothschild: The living tech we need to support human life on other planets
What would it take to settle Mars? In a talk about the future of space exploration, Lynn Rothschild reviews the immense challenges to living elsewhere in the universe and proposes some bold, creative solutions to making a home off planet...
TED Talks
Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic?
Product designer Eben Bayer reveals his recipe for a new, fungus-based packaging material that protects fragile stuff like furniture, plasma screens -- and the environment.
TED Talks
TED: How trees talk to each other | Suzanne Simard
A forest is much more than what you see, says ecologist Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery -- trees talk, often and over vast distances. Learn more about the harmonious yet...
SciShow
Food Mold 101
It's a moldy world out there, especially in the kitchen. You have questions about food mold, right? Well Hank has your answers.
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SciShow
Will Space Settlers Live in Fungi Buildings?
What if we could grow buildings on other worlds? Researchers are looking to fungi to help us colonize the stars<br/>
Crash Course
Fungi: Death Becomes Them - CrashCourse Biology
Death is what fungi are all about. By feasting on the deceased remains of almost all organisms on the planet, converting the organic matter back into soil from which new life will spring, they perform perhaps the most vital function in...
TED Talks
TED: The future of fashion -- made from mushrooms | Dan Widmaier
Your closet is likely full of all kinds of materials -- leather, cotton, nylon and polyester, to name a few -- that contribute to fashion's sustainability crisis. Biomaterials investigator Dan Widmaier explains how we could look to...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The secret language of trees - Camille Defrenne and Suzanne Simard
Learn how trees are able to communicate with each other through a vast root system and symbiotic fungi, called mycorrhizae. -- Most of the forest lives in the shadow of the giants that make up the highest canopy. These are the oldest...
SciShow
Fairy Rings
Hank noticed something mysterious in the park one day. Fairy rings: are they mystical portals to another realm? Or could there be another, more scientific, explanation?
Curated Video
Fungi
Discover the magical world of fungi. Neither plant nor animal, they are a separate classification of living organism. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Fungi are neither plant nor animal. Most fungi are made up of networks of...
Professor Dave Explains
Basidiomycota Part 1: Ustilaginomycotina and Pucciniomycotina (Smuts and Rusts)
Now that we have a general overview of fungal taxonomy covered, it's time to start investigating the different fungal phyla. The first one we will investigate is the most important one, basidiomycota. There are three subphyla in this...
Professor Dave Explains
Fungal Morphology: The Parts of a Mushroom
So although we will be looking at a wide variety of fungi in this series, most of you are here to learn about mushrooms, as they are the most interesting members of the fungi kingdom. So let's learn about the structure of a mushroom....
Food Farmer Earth
Mushroom Cultivation for Beginners: Logs, Patches, and Home Gardens
This video guide offers a detailed introduction to growing mushrooms at home, using methods like inoculating logs with shiitake dowels and creating mushroom patches with sawdust spawn. It highlights the ease and joy of cultivating...
Learning Mole
Inedible Food
This animated song video is "If You're Happy." Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they enjoy fun songs.
Journey to the Microcosmos
What Is Mold and Why Does It Love Bread?
It's time to dive into our collection of spores, molds, and fungus!
Curated Video
A coffin made from mushrooms? Yes, it's a thing
A Toronto funeral home is offering a fully biodegradable coffin made from mushrooms. The home's CEO spoke to CBC's Metro Morning to explain how it works.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : The art of everyday objects growing like mushrooms
What is nicer after a long day than sinking your feet into comfortable slippers But one Italian designer is hoping to show that shoes made from mushrooms can be just as cosy