6 ways mushrooms can save the world | Paul Stamets

http://www.ted.com Mycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium -- and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/tednews Checkout our Facebook page for TED exclusives https://www.facebook.com/TED

Topics:

["Paul Stamets", "TED", "TEDTalks", "Mushroom", "mycelium", "fungus", "fungi", "environment", "biology", "mycology", "mycologist", "spores", "life", "forest", "organism", "antibiotics", "save the environment", "save the world", "protect the world", "global issues", "pollution", "science", "microbe", "nature", "viruses", "insects", "species", "carbon", "biosphere", "acids", "enzymes", "soil", "renewable", "natural", "minerals", "extinction", "oil", "absorbs oil", "eat oil", "clean up oil", "habitat restoration", "how to reduce waste", "green", "bioshield", "biodefence", "kill insects", "kill household pests"]

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Duration minutes: 18

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