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Book · 2021 · Nature

Entangled Life

How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures

by Merlin Sheldrake · Recommended by 1 person on 1 podcast

Why people recommend it

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake is an exploration of the fascinating, hidden kingdom of fungi and the profound ways these organisms shape the natural world and human existence. On The Joe Rogan Experience, during episode number sixteen seventy-eight recorded on June twenty-seventh, twenty-twenty-four, host Joe Rogan brought up the publication while talking with guest Michael Pollan. Joe Rogan described the work as a beautiful book focused entirely on the subject of fungi, highlighting his admiration for the writing and the subject matter. The discussion underscored how fungal networks quietly sustain terrestrial ecosystems and influence everything from plant communication to human culture. Readers frequently turn to this publication to better understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and the vital ecological roles played by mushrooms, yeasts, and molds. Through engaging storytelling and rigorous scientific inquiry, the author reveals a hidden realm that operates right beneath our feet, fundamentally changing how humanity perceives life on Earth and demonstrating the complex relationships that bind different species together in a delicate balance of survival and mutual dependence across diverse environments worldwide.

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“merlin wrote a beautiful book called entangled life about uh fungi”

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