Sybil Ludington
12-26-2020, 04:46 PM
There are some people born to this earth in whom a particular purpose or pursuit is embodied in such a complete way as to make them seem its avatar. Paul Stamets is such a man—The Crocodile Hunter, but for Mushrooms—a world-leading mycologist who eats, grows, lives, breathes, sells, and even wears, fungi.
Now, the famous mushroom scientist wants to create a research station on a remote island to protect old-growth forests containing a rare type of ancient fungus which he believes could protect people against COVID-19, or even future pandemics.
The coronavirus is a natural fit, as Paul Stamets, an expert in the medicinal-use and history of fungi, explains, because for thousands of years fungus was used to treat respiratory infections.
Some will have heard of Stamets through his TED Talk, 6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI5frPV58tY), which garnered three million views on YouTube, or from his two appearances on the Joe Rogan Experience (https://paulstamets.com/news/joe-rogan-experience-1035-november-2017) podcast when he gave the host one of his hats made from mushrooms.
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Now, the famous mushroom scientist wants to create a research station on a remote island to protect old-growth forests containing a rare type of ancient fungus which he believes could protect people against COVID-19, or even future pandemics.
The coronavirus is a natural fit, as Paul Stamets, an expert in the medicinal-use and history of fungi, explains, because for thousands of years fungus was used to treat respiratory infections.
Some will have heard of Stamets through his TED Talk, 6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI5frPV58tY), which garnered three million views on YouTube, or from his two appearances on the Joe Rogan Experience (https://paulstamets.com/news/joe-rogan-experience-1035-november-2017) podcast when he gave the host one of his hats made from mushrooms.
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