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  1. Fungi’s Lessons for Adapting to Life

    January 9, 2021 by admin

    Merlin Sheldrake’s new book Entangled Life looks at the complex world of fungi, its adaptive ability, and its interconnectedness with all other forms of life. He spoke with Robert Macfarlane,…

    Source: Fungi’s Lessons for Adapting to Life on a Damaged Planet

     

     

    Sometime I look at a branching tree and think “Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell”

    In light of these discoveries, many biologists have begun to reimagine the tree of life as a reticulate mesh formed as lineages not only branch, but fuse and merge with one another. Strands of the mesh loop in and out of the realm of viruses—entities that many don’t consider to be living organisms at all—and make it clear that life shades off into non-life gradually. If anyone wanted a new poster organism for evolution they needn’t look far. It is a vision of life that resembles fungal mycelium more than anything else.

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  2. Inspriational Mushroom

    November 10, 2012 by Newman

    Freakin sweet stained glass mushroom lamp… I love lamp. Couldn’t resist.

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  3. Fungi Discovered In The Amazon Will Eat Your Plastic | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

    March 4, 2012 by Newman

    Fungi Discovered In The Amazon Will Eat Your Plastic | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation.

     

    A mushroom that eats… what?  Polyurethane? apparently so.  I knew that the mushroom would play a vital role in saving the earth.  I wonder if there is such a thing as water mushrooms to clean up that pacific gyre

     

     

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  4. Where do we go when we die? Jae Rhim Lee Answers

    February 15, 2012 by Newman

    Where do we go when we die? It’s a simple and profoundly human question.  Simple enough for a child to ask.  Profound enough to drive humanity as a whole to every corner of our civilization  and back again.

    Hehe – It never stuck me as important.  “Not my chair, not my problem” as Dan Deacon says.  I’m not around to care – after I die. And, no one really knows, cause no one comes back.[I believe in Jesus – that’s another post]

    No one comes back… yet we treat dead bodies LIKE they do.  Mummies meant to last eternity in metal and plastic boxes and filled with chemicals.  The most natural of human functions (next to taxes!) couldn’t be farther from being NATURAL.

    So, it’s a problem, yeah? It is. And, Jae has a solution.

    Mushrooms.

     

     

    I imagine the Infinity Mushroom as a symbol of a new way of thinking about death and the relationship between my body and the environment. (Jae Rhim Lee)

    Jae Rhim Lee: My mushroom burial suit | Video on TED.com.

     

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  5. WordPress Theme Designers Love Mushrooms

    January 28, 2012 by Newman

    Nudge Design – Web Design and Development

    Who loves Mushrooms? Everybody.

    Case in point, Web Designers.  These happy people understand beauty. Form and Function are the tools of their trade.  They work very hard with little recognition – just like mushrooms!

    I happen to think the Theme of this site: Liquorice by Sonia at Nudge Designs – is one of the best wordpress themes around. Certainly the best FREE WordPress theme that I’ve ever seen.  The colors are pleasing. The text is readable and classy. And the graphics are understated and beautiful.

    Does the background on the header of this blog  look like a spore print to you?  It does to me.  Beauty inspired by nature – the natural mushroom way.

    Mushroom Website Inspiration

    Looking for a new theme the other day, I went to Nudge Design’s website.  Imagine my surprise when I saw a little group of mushrooms sprouting up from the footer. Check it out!

     

    Our theme designer loves mushrooms too!

    Well, I had to write. It turns out that Sonia loves mushrooms.  Here’s a direct quote: “Yes, I do love mushrooms”.  You have to love the internet – we are all connected.  Perhaps we can talk with Sonia more about her design inspiration and her excellent success with WordPress Themes.  The Liquorice theme has been downloaded more than… 120, ooo TIMES!  That’s wonderful.

    Good for you Sonia and thanks for being Awesome!

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