13.2M views · Nov 8, 2017 · 2:13:49 · 10 HN recommenders · 15 mentions · discussed 2017–2025
A two-hour Joe Rogan Experience conversation with mycologist Paul Stamets about fungi, mycelium, bioremediation and medicinal mushrooms. It touches on Lion's Mane, psilocybin and the many uses of fungi.
Why Hacker News points people here: Commenters offer it as a fascinating, accessible introduction to the world of fungi whenever mushrooms or mycelium come up.
“made a nice introduction to the world of funghi- absolutely fascinating”HN comment, 2017
“made a nice introduction to the world of funghi- absolutely fascinating”
Nice introduction to the world of fungi.
I stumbled upon Paul Stamets on Joe Rogan's podcast, which made a nice introduction to the world of funghi- absolutely fascinating and exciting to think of what else we may discover in this field in the coming years! For anyone interested- this video
“one of the most fascinating things I've come across in years.”
Fascinating Stamets interview on fungi.
As a lay person, it's not clear to me whether these malacidins were found in mycelium (fungi). I'm inclined to think this is likely. If so, finding them in dirt is not really surprising (30% of dirt is comprised of mycelium - living and dead). It seems like the obvious place to look for new antibiotics. For anyone that's interested in fungi I can't recommend listening to Paul Stamets talk on the subject more highly. Like a lot of people here on HN I take in a lot of information and his recent interview with Joe Rogan[0] was one of the most fascinating things I've come across in years. [0] this video
“Highly recommended.”
Moving, discussion-provoking two-hour Stamets conversation.
I generally dislike mushrooms but I was pretty moved by Joe Rogan's podcast #1035 with Paul Stamets. Despite being over 2 hours long I suggested it to and watched it in it's entirety with several different people and each time we end up discussing the content off and on for weeks or months afterwards. Highly recommended. this video
“a fantastic Joe Rogan Podcast”
Stamets on mycelium's versatile applications.
"There's been buzz lately about mycelium" -- Well, Paul Stamets has been talking for decades. Did a TED talk, amazing other videos - a fantastic Joe Rogan Podcast etc. Mycelium is AMAZING - and I really hope that we start using it in the myriad ways it is versatile for so many different applications. --- Have you Seen these Paul Stamets vids: Joe rogan: this video Ted (6 ways mushrooms can change the world: link link link
“talks at great length about fungi and it's benefits -- truly fascinating stuff.”
Paul Stamets on fungi and their benefits.
OT: The Joe Rogan podcast recently had Paul Stamets on who talks at great length about fungi and it's benefits -- truly fascinating stuff. this video
“Paul Stamets on mycology, bioremediation and fungi- Joe Rogan Experience”
Stamets on mycology, bioremediation and fungi, listed among favorite talks.
Bret Victor - Inventing on principle link Alan Kay - Power of Simplicity link Steve Jobs - Marketing (unveiling Think Different) link Robert Cialdini - On Influence link Peter Thiel - On Zero to One (Notes on Starts Ups or How to Build the Future) link Naval Ravikant on Reading, Happiness, Systems for Decision Making, Habits, Honesty and More (Farnam Street podcast) link Josh Wolfe - On "This is who you are up against" podcast link Richard Feynman - Fun to Imagine link Paul Graham - Startup school (2008) link James Burke - Connections (BBC documentary) <No link> Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of the Atom (BBC) link Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture link Ken Robinson - Do schools kill creativity? link Paul Stamets on mycology, bioremediation and fungi- Joe Rogan Experience this video
“I found the conversation between Paul Stamets and Joe Rogan to be super interesting”
Super interesting conversation about mushrooms' potential.
I found the conversation between Paul Stamets and Joe Rogan to be super interesting: this video . Never really thought much about mushrooms until that episode. This proof of concept seems like a great taste of how much untapped potential fungi have for changing everyday life if we invest more into its research.
“Another big favorite of mine was his discussion with Paul Stamets [4]”
Stamets on effects of mushrooms including psilocybin.
Joe Rogan Experience [0]. I love that he sits down with people and actually has long in-depth conversations with them. Here's a few interesting ones: * Let's start with his Elon Musk discussion [1]. It came out 2 weeks ago and it already has 14m views. They basically discuss a bunch of his ideas along with things such as AI and the future of humanity. It's fascinating to get a peek into the kind of person he is. * His discussion with Matthew Walker has been one of the most enlightening ones for me [2]. He's a sleep expert, and in the podcast they go over different myths relating to that. There was recently a HN post [3] where some people were quoting him and his book. * Another big favorite of mine was his discussion with Paul Stamets [4], a mycologist (i.e. a mushroom expert). They discuss some of the effects of different kinds of mushrooms, including psilocybin mushrooms (colloquially known as magic mushrooms). * I loved his discussion with Gary Johnson [5], the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate for 2016. How many other presidential candidates would you imagine would be willing to sit down and answer hard-hitting questions for +2 hours? He also had a discussion with Larry Sharpe [6], the Libertarian Party's candidate for governor of New York in 2018. Full disclosure: I recently joined the Libertarian Party. Listening to these podcasts pushed me to learn more about their movement. * He had a discussion with Mikhaila Peterson [7], the daughter of Jordan Peterson, whi
“I'd also recommend giving this podcast [1] with Paul Stamets a listen.”
Well-known mycologist with interesting things to say.
It is indeed. I'd also recommend giving this podcast [1] with Paul Stamets a listen. He's a fairly well-known mycologist who has some very interesting things to say on the topic. [1] this video
“I recommend Joe Rogans podcast with Paul Stamets”
Shows the many things fungi can do.
If you're interested in funghi, I recommend Joe Rogans podcast with Paul Stamets, funghi seem to be able to do many things: this video
“Paul Stamets on the Joe Rogan Experience talking about Lion's Mane”
Stamets discussing Lion's Mane and magic mushrooms.
Paul Stamets on the Joe Rogan Experience talking about Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) and magic mushrooms: this video Combining those two with Vitamin B3 (Niacin) supposedly does wonders for circulation or something along those lines. I can only attest that the niacin flush makes me want to rub and massage my body everywhere because it feels so nice and warm. (Note: long term daily extreme doses of Niacin may contribute to liver problems)
“Paul Stamets recommends against eating Portobello mushrooms or -if you eat them- at least cook them very very well.”
Stamets advises against or thorough cooking of portobello mushrooms.
Not directly related but mushroom-guru Paul Stamets recommends against eating Portobello mushrooms or -if you eat them- at least cook them very very well. Paul doesn't dare to go into too many details regarding this mushroom though: this video Also, Enoki mushrooms should prevent some cancers as was seen in Japan: this video
I studied engineering/physics and I've dipped into the agricultural field the past year having developed an interest in it, also observing the operations of a local organic farm. It's actually quite fascinating. I'm currently following a course created by Dr. Elaine Ingham, who is a microbiologist that studies soil biology and has done some really amazing research. She also worked at Colorado State University, which can't be a coincidence! Here's the lowdown of what happens, because we've been getting this wrong for centuries in agriculture. The nutrients (N, Ph, Mg, K, etc) are bound to materials in the soil ranging from rocks to pebbles, to sands, silts and clays. We have been destroying the soil by tilling practices and large machinery which are creating compaction layers that lead to anaerobic conditions causing the "good" biology in the soil to die and also preventing roots from growing to the depth they need. It turns out that the way that the nutrients become available to the roots of the plant is by means of the bacteria/fungi breaking their bonds from the previously mentioned materials (rocks, etc) and then, even more interestingly, they get eaten by higher trophic level predators who shit out the nutrients in plant available form! Some fun facts: - The roots release sugars (photosynthates) into the soil which attract particular bacteria/fungi based off its needs for nutrients AND pH requirements (bacteria release substances which raise pH and fungi acids which lower
“Portabello seem to be more dangerous than the general public realizes”
Stamets hints portobellos may be carcinogenic unless cooked well.
Portabello seem to be more dangerous than the general public realizes, though Paul Stamets doesn’t want to go into detail. Some suspect this type of mushroom is highly carcinogenic. Either way, cooking the portobellos at high temperatures should make them safe for consumpion. this video
“It's episode #1035 at around 1h53m”
Discussion at 1h53m on fungus consuming another and FDA cordyceps rulings.
I have no idea, I'm not a mycologist. But what I understood was that one fungus was trying to consume another. It's episode #1035 at around 1h53m: this video link It starts a discussion about how the FDA is incompetent to make rulings about cordyceps mushrooms because the thousands of peer-reviewed articles about them predate a more precise sampling method that uncovers that there are multiple species (or anamorph strands of the same species, I'm unsure).
