Scientist Sheldrake debuts with a revelatory look at fungi that proves their relevance to humans goes far beyond their uses in cooking. While fungi lack brains, they can process and share complicated ...

British biologist Merlin Sheldrake—renowned for his scientifically rigorous and lyrical explorations of fungal networks and interconnected life—is this year’s featured author for The Humanities ...

Introduction: What is it like to be a fungus? -- A lure -- Living labyrinths -- The intimacy of strangers -- Mycelial minds -- Before roots -- Wood wide webs -- Radical mycology -- Making sense of ...

In 1927, Robert Gordon Wasson and his wife, Valentina, spent their honeymoon in the Catskills in what would turn out to be a life-altering experience. On a walk through the woods, they came across a ...

In the misty mizzle of February on the Oregon coast, Merlin Sheldrake feels at home. Though he was born and raised in London, the biologist and award-winning author of “Entangled Life” toddled his ...

The following is an excerpt from Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake. Disclaimer: When you purchase products through the Bookshop.org ...

In Science Book Talk, a new four-part podcast miniseries, host Deboki Chakravarti acts as literary guide to two science books that share a beautiful and sometimes deeply resonant entanglement. In this ...

A massively diverse group of organisms, fungi support and sustain nearly all living systems. Fungi throw our concepts of individuality, and even intelligence, into question. They can change our minds, ...

Furci is a field mycologist, foundress of the Fungi Foundation, Harvard University Associate, Co-Chair IUCN SSC Fungal Conservation Committee, National Geographic Explorer and Dame of the Order of the ...

Merlin Sheldrake is a mycologist with a background in plant sciences, microbiology, ecology, and the history and philosophy of science. He is the author of Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, ...

Biologist and author Merlin Sheldrake reveals the fungal wonders of Oregon coast forests. Merlin Sheldrake, biologist and author of “Entangled Life” loves getting down to ground level, to see the ...