The Tim Ferriss Show

By Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

#340: Paul Stamets — How Mushrooms Can Save You and (Perhaps) the World

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Published October 11, 2018 12:55pm

Paul Stamets (@PaulStamets) is an intellectual and industry leader in the habitat, medicinal use, and production of fungi. Part of his mission is to deepen our understanding and respect for the organisms that literally exist under every footstep taken on this path of life. Paul is the author of a new study in Nature's Scientific Reports, which details how mushroom extracts—specifically extracts from woodland polypore mushrooms—can greatly reduce viruses that contribute to bee colony collapse.

Paul is the author of six books, including Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World, Growing Gourmet and Medi...

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