12/07/2024
Even as the mushroom is having its moment in popular culture, we tend to think of fungi as passive, plant-like and distinctly other. But human existence depends on a complex set of transactions with the fungi that live on our bodies and populate the surrounding environment.
Fungi also challenge traditional views of consciousness. Recent research indicates that their complex behaviours, including learning and memory in response to food sources, suggest forms of consciousness.
The discovery disrupting conventional human-centric notions of intelligence and urging a broader recognition of sentience in diverse life forms.
Whether we pay attention to them or not, fungi are everywhere and will most likely outlive us by an eternity, writes Nicholas Money.
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Even as the mushroom is having its moment in popular culture, we tend to think of fungi as passive, plant-like and distinctly other. But human existence depends on a complex set of transactions with the fungi that live on our bodies and populate the surrounding environment. Mycologist Nicholas P. Mo...
