There are also many funguslike organisms, including slime molds and oomycetes (water molds), that do not belong to kingdom Fungi but are often called fungi. According to Encyclopaedia Britannica: there are “about 144,000 known species of organisms of the kingdom Fungi, which includes the yeasts, rusts, smuts, mildews, molds, and mushrooms. NOTESįUNGI have their own kingdom, distinct from animals, plants and bacteria. Or get the audio book, which the author himself narrates in his mellifluous tones. TIME magazine calls it a "wondrous … a marvellous tour of these diverse and extraordinary life forms.”īuy it here. Guardian, New Scientist and Sunday Times reviewers are using words like “enthralling” and “mind-blowing” to describe this book, but actually the superlatives came from every angle - even the Daily Mail likes Entangled Life. So are Jeanette Winterson and George Monbiot. Prepare to be wowed by this enlightening conversation that might just change the way you think about everything around you. Forward-thinking designers from Iris Van Herpen to Stella McCartney have been inspired by fungi’s wonderful properties and intriguing relationships. And fungi is also causing quite the buzz in fashion, thanks to the invention of new leather-like materials and plastic alternatives derived from mycelium. We partner up with fungi to make some of the foods and drinks we love the most (hello, bread and beer).
And we need them: together with bacteria, fungi are responsible for breaking down organic matter (not to mention their role in helping to building soil and keep plants and trees healthy). You might not give fungi much thought, but mycelium networks are working their wonders all around us.
Merlin Sheldrake is the biologist and author of the extraordinary book, Entangled Life, How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures. Psst! Mushroom leather is not actually made from mushrooms – but it is fabulous! Much like our guest this week.
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