So you think you’re smarter than a mushroom? Dean takes on capitalism, sustainability, belief, and zombie ants in a rumination that will satisfy the mycologist in all of us.

00:29 Ruminations on intelligence, capitalism, and humanity

05:20 Dive into fungi

06:06 Zombie ants and Ophiocordyceps unilateralis

08:14 Sustainability and the future: what can we learn from thinking like mushrooms?

Continue the mushroom deep-dive after the wander with Dean’s curated mushroom playlist.

This episode was created and recorded by Dean Stockdale in ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) on Treaty 6 territory.

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Edited by Sam Jeffery in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) on Treaty 6 territory.