The Fantastical World of Fungi with Mycologist Keith Seifert

Описание: Fungi really are a little otherworldly.
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KEITH SEIFERT is a Canadian mycologist who’s spent more than forty years studying fungi on five continents. He’s done research on microscopic fungi from farms, forests, food, and the built environment, as well as studied ways reduce fungal toxins and diseases affecting plants and animals.

He is a former president of the International Mycological Association, an executive editor of Mycologia, and associate editor of several other scientific journals. He in now an adjunct professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

Keith spoke to Sciencentric about his upcoming book “The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi: Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies.”

Audio version available here: https://anchor.fm/sciencentric/episod...

(Keith would like to acknowledge the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Public Understanding of Science, Technology and Economics program for the receipt of a grant to support the writing of this book.)


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The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi: Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies (Affiliate Link) https://sciencentric.com/link/the-hid...

Keith’s curated “Fungi in the News” on Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@stilbella/fung...
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