Could Mushrooms Save the World?

Join the world’s most renowned mycologist Paul Stamets—author of Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats—as he dives deep into the astonishing power of fungi, mycelium, and psychedelic mushrooms to transform not just our health, but our consciousness, society, and planet.

In this mind-expanding episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Stamets reveals:

- How psilocybin therapy is helping people overcome trauma, anxiety, and even the fear of death

- How a heroic dose of mushrooms changed his life, helped cure his stutter, and opened his spiritual awareness

- Powerful anatomy of fungi vs. mycelium vs. mushrooms, and how they mirror the structure of the universe

- Why mycelium networks prove the health benefits of random acts of kindness

- Humans are descendants of mycelium (and what that means for our evolution!)

- Crucial role mushrooms play in biodiversity, ecosystem survival, and as the "lungs of the planet"

- Difference between microdosing vs. macrodosing, and the creative, emotional, and neurological benefits of each

- Why a "Mycelium Revolution" is sweeping the planet, and how it could unite humanity

- Why Stamets believes psilocybin may be the key to curing our global creativity crisis

- Sacred cultural history of mushrooms, and why honoring Indigenous wisdom is vital to our future

- How mushrooms could help us clean pollution, build sustainable materials, revolutionize agriculture, and even colonize space

So why isn’t psilocybin therapy more accessible? Why are thousands of mushroom species psychedelic? And how can fungi rewire society for healing, empathy, and planetary survival? Discover how mushrooms might not just change your mind, but also save the world.

Watch now and prepare to see fungi in a whole new light!

Paul Staments’ book, Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats: A Guide to the History, Identification and Use of Psychoactive Fungi: ⁠https://fungi.com/products/psilocybin-mushrooms-in-their-natural-habitats⁠

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