Neil deGrasse Tyson Talks Psychedelic Mushrooms And The Weird World Of Fungi On His Podcast – IFLScience

Posted: August 14, 2021 at 12:46 am

If you thought mushrooms were just slimy grey things you put on a pizza, you'regravely mistaken.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson recently spoke to Merlin Sheldrake on his podcast StarTalk about the immense fungi kingdom. For those unaware, Merlinis a British biologist with a PhD in tropical ecology from Cambridge University and theauthor ofEntangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures. He documented his book being chowed down uponby a bunch of fungi for a refreshingly creative book launch campaign.

Inevitably, when discussing the wonders of mycology, psychedelic magic mushrooms and psilocybin were brought up. Among the many discussion points, the pairtalk about subjects ranging from whether psilocybin had a significant role in human evolution to the future use of psychoactive mushrooms for the treatment of mental health.

There was also discussion beyond the psychedelics, including whether fungi could seed life elsewhere in the solar systemand the incredible abilities of fungal networks.

Man, I have a whole new respect for mushrooms now, Neil remarked.

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