SPEAKERS: Gavin McIntyre, Brian Pickles, Alison Pouliot and Mike Hornblow
HOST: Robyn Williams
Fungi preceded trees and animals on the Earth by hundreds of millions of years, and they’ll be cleaning humanity’s mess long after we’re gone. But can the humble ‘shroom help us save the planet right now? Bioneer Gavin McIntyre from ground breaking New York biofabrication company Ecovative Design, mycologists Brian Pickles and Alison Pouliot, and interdisciplinary designer Mike Hornblow are certain they can.
Fungi are saving the planet daily by energy cycling ecosystems, decomposing organic matter and feeding plants and animals. Now, scientists are also harnessing their mycelium – the root structure of mushrooms – to save the planet. They’re growing incredible sustainable materials to replace the use of wood, foam, bricks, leather, and plastics. They’ve even discovered fungi that eat plastic, clean up petrochemicals, absorb radiation, filter wastewater and treat a range of illnesses and immune-mediated conditions! Here’s to a fungi future.
2017 WOMADelaide Artists in Conversation - Inna Modja
2017 WOMADelaide Artists in Conversation - Hanoi Masters
2017 WOMADelaide Artists in Conversation - Bebel Gilberto
2017 WOMADelaide Artists in Conversation - Aziza Brahim
2017 WOMADelaide Artists in Conversation - Archie Roach & Uncle Jack Charles
2017 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - What's god got to do with it?
2017 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Valuing Indigenous Knowledge and Language
2017 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - "Do Something"
2017 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Redefining Resources and the Right To Repair
2017 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Human Life on Mars
2017 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Richard Fidler in conversation w/ Sir Tim Smit
2016 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Words, Pictures and Climate Change Pitches
2016 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Should We Trust Scientists?
2016 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - A Green Growth Economy
2016 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Off the grid game changers
2016 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - What's Love Got To Do With It
2016 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - David Suzuki Keynote
2015 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Creating Hope
2015 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Repairing the Blue Heart of our Planet
2015 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Can Human Beings Be Well When The Planet Is Sick?
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