Go to curiositystream.thld.co/historyoftheearth_0522 and use code HISTORYOFTHEEARTH to save 25% off today, that’s only $14.99 a year. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video.

@jimaforwood743

2 жыл бұрын

The mushroom cult of Tsili n agar. A goddess cult some 50,000 years ago. There are cave drawings depicting human figures with mushrooms 🍄 for heads! Psychedelics are the key to awakening the mind.

@maorsh430

2 жыл бұрын

i have idea about a video you can make a tour of earths ancient Atmospheres video about earth first Second and third Atmosphere witch we are Breathing right now

@hilohahoma1547

2 жыл бұрын

Eh ok I guess but much speculation based on euro centric intellectual culture which miss we s many things about organic life and purpose.

@johnamayajr9155

2 жыл бұрын

@@Geo_Seph lllplp00p

@VeganV5912

2 жыл бұрын

@@Geo_Seph , .. Time-Iapse, 5-10 days 🧟‍♂️🦠🍖🔴... (inside your stomach) kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4aIj9icZd24crw.html ... 🤮 NO fibre !!! Stays in your body and rots away 🤮🤮🤮..... That’s why I’m vegan, lots of fibre if you eat plants and fruit and nuts and berries and tubers and lentils beans et cetera. PH 7, no smell. Which side of history are you on, Jeeffrey Dahmer 👓😩🦠🍖🔴... Or veganism ✅❤️💪😬😉??. You don’t hurt your cute little dog 😍🤗🐶🤥🤥🤥... Covid and ‘Monkeypox,’ are animals eating 😒🍽🦠🍖🔴... Go vegan. It’s cheap and no murder. Win-win situation ✅❤️🌎😉..

I worked as an ecosystem restoration ecologist for over 25 years and was often frustrated at poor results from tree planting on modified soils. Then it hit me about 10 years ago that the trees we WANT to be present are highly dependent on ectomycorrhizal fungi. After that, we focused on "feeding the soil" with copious amount of wood chips, vertical mulching, and wood staking. The other strategy is to include the tougher woody plants that seem to perform well on the conpacted soils.

@Harshharsh111

Жыл бұрын

What are you talking about, check out how they are turning deserts in China to forests, also in Russia and Saudi Arabia, they do it fine, I’m not sure what the level of your knowledge in this subject

@theboneman1938

Жыл бұрын

​@@Harshharsh111 This might surprise you, but authoritarian empires are known for lying for clout. I promise you, China and Russia are 100x more likely to be lying about whatever new discovery/technique than legitimate.

@NeesyPlaysGuitar

Жыл бұрын

​@Jack Geiger source: trust me bro. You seem to have accidentally found a video for people with a functioning prefrontal cortex. Feel free to go back to sniffing bags of glue or whatever you've done to melt your brain so badly.

@andreameigs1261

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it makes sense that they wouldn't do well since you'd normally have succession- the weedy 'pioneer' species would grow there first (on disturbed sites) until more shrubby things moved in and then finally you'd start getting the climax communities, but that takes a long time and a whole lot of natural soil building, which would support the fungal communities, but you don't learn very much about them..or at least I never did, and the only reason I knew about how important they were is because I'm an orchid nerd. Orchid seeds cannot germinate in situ without parisitizing a fungi, and some (like Coralorrhiza) remain parasites on fungi their entire lives (though technically I think they are more like secondary parasites of the trees, but they are considered mycoheterotrophs). Anyway, your job sounds interesting and pretty fulfilling.

@arnoldmonge1708

Жыл бұрын

Someone didn't read the comment properly...

As an evolutionary biologist myself, I must say that your documentaries on Evolution are the best I've ever seen. I always tell my students to take a look. Great work! Keep it up! You certainly deserve millions more viewers!

@TwoFingeredMamma

2 жыл бұрын

Jesus was a fun guy 😁

@andreastimper9848

2 жыл бұрын

@@TwoFingeredMamma Sure thing, Mama, sure thing... 😆

@shouldhavenotshouldof2031

2 жыл бұрын

@@TwoFingeredMamma I bet I could make you a threefingeredmama for that terrible pun.

@nicolayoung7973

2 жыл бұрын

MK ULTRA springs to mind here worth a look at the many films have used elements of their work and the effects of on the human mind. Imagine the first out of body experiments it must have been awful for some i know that afterwards some people later killed themselves or were committed to an asylum, developed hysteria and mental health issues etc.

@shipwreck9146

2 жыл бұрын

I semi-recommend/ don't recommend watching this high... On one hand, it was absolutely mind blowing. On the other hand, it had me thinking that mycelium could be a mega brain god that lives on time scales that we can't comprehend, and has been guiding animal evolution to create a constant food source for itself. A fungal god. A fungod. Something the ancients would refer to as "Gaia." But that seemed pretty absurd. However, it's also something that's untestable, like, if there's a 10km wide mycelium cluster, and information can rapidly transmit throughout it, then it seems like a mega brain to me.

This is the exact kind of documentary that I've missed on National Geographic and Discovery. Excellent story-telling, and beautiful vocabulary that almost tries to transport you back in time as if you're watching the whole thing play out in real time. Keep it up!

@varunahlawat9013

11 ай бұрын

So damn true! Nowadays idk what kind of shit is being published on TV. I'm so happy that I found this channel. I missed this kind of documentary too... Hopefully one day I might be able to make them for physics :)

@Marsh321

Ай бұрын

I totally agree with this comment

I cannot believe this series is free. Thank you SO much for all the hard work you do

@michaelabio

5 ай бұрын

Welcome to the digital economy😮

@PhilMonthero

2 күн бұрын

Brickle bark is watching you ​@@michaelabio

My son and I were recently learning about fossils and evolution of early plants and animals, and he was wondering about what early fungi were like and how they evolved. Fungi are really under- appreciated. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information (especially not in a child-friendly form). He will like to watch parts of this outstanding documentary. Thank you for producing this amazing content.

@FutureBoyWonder

Жыл бұрын

What makes it child friendly? Good God if he's learning by being challenged that's good not everything has to be a dumbed down picture book. Let the young put in some effort

@froggiee104

Жыл бұрын

@@FutureBoyWonder well, depending on the age of the child and the complexity, it could be too difficult for him to access everything he needs to understand and absorb the context, content and possibly the wording. He is most definitely learning and probably facing bring challenged quite well but there are limits depending on age

@SotraEngine4

Жыл бұрын

@@FutureBoyWonder Even master's degree students can find research papers hard to read at times

@FutureBoyWonder

Жыл бұрын

@@froggiee104 sometimes it isnt about actually absorbing the information. One of the best things to happen to a young boy or girl is to be befuddled. Now im obviously not some sort of authority but i have a few memories of experiencing things or being exposed to stuff largely beyond my capability to understand,. What did happen from this exposure is i started asking questions, thinking and imagining which i believe, though i could be wrong, hit i believe this helped spur a real desire to know more and enjoy being challenged. If everything is catered to some specific age and growing up we don't have the chance to be wrong or fail dont you think it conditions people to never reach farther than maybe they think they can? I think if we treat s child like a thinking human we'll be surprised how "ahead of the curve" they might end up instead of making sure everything is understandable to them because we can't have them being confused

@froggiee104

Жыл бұрын

@@FutureBoyWonder I agree that challenge is good but I suppose the wording of your first comment felt unfair to me as clearly the kid is willing to learn and discover so I thought your let the young put in effort was not the best words in this case. As much as challenge can help people thrive, too much can become stifling so we need a healthy balance :)

34:42 "So far as to LICHEN this activity" I see what you did there! Subtle fungi puns are the best fungi puns! 😂

@mrcricket275

3 ай бұрын

I didn't even notice that! nice find

Small correction: slime molds aren't fungi, but protozoa... they don't contain chitin, can move, some will bring food within the cell to digest it etc etc.

@gaydvorak7053

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Heard it and was annoyed

@mycodelic3554

4 ай бұрын

there are many corrections that need to be mentioned here. particularly the focus on mycelium - the first fungi were definitively motile and unicellular. mycelium is a relatively recent event in the evolution of fungi. how you make a documentary on the origin of fungi and don't mention chytrids is beyond me.

@DJCA_UK

Ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fXxtrLiyXdibdLQ.html illustrated with picture of an alga...

@robertab929

11 күн бұрын

Protozoa is artificial group. New taxonomic systems do not include it.

@TimothyChase

5 күн бұрын

@@mycodelic3554 As someone who follows and has fallen in love with the wide-ranging History of the Earth series, I genuinely appreciate the reference to chytrids - and I look forward to your work that will no doubt be on a grander scale.

Psilocybin containing mushrooms are just amazing with so many health benefits. Psilocybin mushrooms saved my life honestly from PTSD and addiction to alcohol and cigarettes. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

@Wimruther-hk4zn

7 ай бұрын

they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here. and mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on this planet i wish people would all realize. they could solve a lot of problems, more than just mental treatments, environmental clean up; the possibilities are endless with fungus.

@DonnHowes

7 ай бұрын

YES very sure of Dr.benshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

@SusanaGomez-mp8sk

7 ай бұрын

I hate that psilocybin gets grouped with drugs like cocaine and heroin. Mushrooms are a remedy, not a vice!

@gefferystones2814

7 ай бұрын

How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

@nicholda436

7 ай бұрын

Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with health issues like anxiety and depression and diabetes

So im in my last year of highschool, and ive studied fungi in my own free time for almost 2 full years. I absolutely adore this them. Now, heres one of my favorite Fun Facts regarding the topic of fungi. A species named Entomophthora muscae, which is latin for INSECT DESTROYER regarding flies. Its a entomopathogenic mould that infects primarily house flies or fruit flies. It infects female flies circulatory and nervous system. It eats its fair share of the poor fly before it induces summiting, death and begins to sporulate. The thing is...the females infected corpse also emits chemicals called sesquiterpenes...all u need to know about these chemicals is that they sexually excite and attract male flies...the males try mating with the corpse and become infected themselves. In a scientific study, it was basically found that males preferred mating with infected DEAD females instead of uninfected live ones... TL;DR: A fungus can turn flies into necrophiles.

@monakw

2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! TY

@davidh6300

2 жыл бұрын

Savage!

@casualsatanist5808

2 жыл бұрын

@@zeropolicy7456 well...many of the bacteria in your gut create neurotransmitter-lioke chemicals that alter out personality, and more specifically eating preferences. Certain bacteria with higher populations than normal have been linked to things like depression or something as simple as being more introverted. If I recall correctly, people with a very monotone diet are more prone for being introverted or something.

@jonnywatts2970

2 жыл бұрын

Massive respect for being a highschool aged person these days and not being a dumbass. You will be one of the good ones. Intelligence talks, haters walk!

@jonnywatts2970

2 жыл бұрын

@@casualsatanist5808 where did you learn this? I would love to get some references so I could explore this.

Thank you. I enjoyed your video. I am a retired botany professor with a baccalaureate in chemistry. It is unfortunate that the study of fungi is so terribly neglected. Professor James Trapp (spelling) gave a series of guest lectures when I was at Brigham Young University for which I am grateful. Those lectures got me to do more reading about fungi. Thanks for your video.

@malbogia8003

Жыл бұрын

It really is a shame, but it looks like it will be at least less neglected if current studies work out. I think it'll become much more popular in the coming years

@benjaminbeard3736

Жыл бұрын

Had no idea a baccalaureate was a degree. I thought, maybe you had a recent graduation ceremony related to your course of study that you were awfully proud of, and just had to tell people about it. But then the "retired" sunk in... Thank goodness for Merriam- Webster.

I had no interest in fungi until I tripped on psilocybin. During one particularly potent trip, I "hallucinated" a discussion with the mushroom itself. 🍄 I was told how mushrooms cooperate with other lifeforms for mutual benefit, including humans, and if we only opened ourselves to this more, the fungi could help us more. I was then told about fighting viral infections and other medicinal benefits if we would use them properly. When I awoke the next day, I began researching the information that hallucination had told me, and surprisingly it was all true, especially the parts about anti-viral benefits. I cannot explain where or how this information came to me, but, there it was.

@Tabktopless-z9b

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure there is some hyper intelligence encoded into fungas. For me a mushroom trip is like seeing all the parts of life all at the same time. It made me realise how linear thinking is normally. How we normally work life out step by step one or two thoughts at a time. It is probably this way as it is too overwhelming to experience the trips 4th demensional like knowledge for more than a couple of hours at a time.

@Ayoosi

Жыл бұрын

@Thomas Crosthwaite I think about this a lot-- my dog is very intelligent. But she "sees" the world through a super enhanced sense of sound and smell that I cannot perceive. Her "view" of the world is just as complex as mine, moreso perhaps, but I cannot begin to fathom thinking in that manner. So who am I to say that my own linear pattern of thinking is the only and correct way of perceiving the world? Is my reality different from hers because we both look at it through different filters, or is reality something much larger that encompasses both of our visions, and more that we cannot even imagine?

@CordeliaWagner

Жыл бұрын

You had heard of it somewhere but it didn't come to your conciousnous memory. Psylocybin also helps the brain make more connections between informations. Sometimes it's nonsense, sometimes it's totally logic. I think everybody has heard of the idea that cooprration is for the nenrfit of all. The question is, what was the action you took after this "enlightenment"? What dod you change in your life! M

@Ayoosi

Жыл бұрын

@Cordelia Wagner I guarantee that I had not heard the specific information I was given

@seankimbrough8489

Жыл бұрын

This idea the mushroom talks is very similar to the stories I have heard from Terrence Mckenna. Have you heard of him?

After watching fantastic fungi, I am blown away by the magnificence of this fascinating organism. I’ve had my fair share of experience with golden teachers(I should add). It needs to be a humanitarian mission to get them decriminalised and regulated. The amount of ptsd and abuse studies that micro dose and get life changing results. It’s just wrong and it should be a human right to be able to explore within their own bodies without judgement.

40:30 Cherenkov radiation does not glow because water is being split. Cherenkov radiation is caused by particles moving through the water faster than the speed of light in water. The speed of light in water is 75% of the speed of light in a vacuum. So highly energetic particles given off by radioactive decay, can travel faster than the speed of light in water, while still being slower than the absolute limit of the speed of light in a vacuum. Cherenkov radiation is similar to the sonic boom shock wave for objects moving faster than the speed of sound. Cherenkov radiation is a shockwave of light waves as particles move faster than the speed of light of water.

@thatguy4305

Жыл бұрын

came here to say this, but you explained it way better than i could

@goodwood7247

Жыл бұрын

@The Wandering M 👏👊

@ishzarkklyon9590

Жыл бұрын

​@@thewanderingm2670you aren't smarter or better than me. I defeated Malenia, Blade of Miquella first try. Kiss my shoe. /jk

@Mad_Elf_0

Жыл бұрын

Wish I'd seen this before I made my own replay on the matter, but for some reason it didn't appear in the first 100 or so comments. Needs more upvotes!

@ziaulhaque4462

Жыл бұрын

Please recommend good books to understand life on the earth

When the histories of the Universe and and Earth narrowly pass each other by a week’s gap… great treat from both channels this week.

@88njtrigg88

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the heads-up, I've never seen or heard of the other consensus/ channel. Have a good one. Ciao...!

@denniscole5105

2 жыл бұрын

@@88njtrigg88 history of the universe is great also

@denniscole5105

2 жыл бұрын

I've watched em all at least once so it was a good week

@guillaume5313

2 жыл бұрын

I just caught up to History of the Earth, I'll need to watch history of the Universe soon as well!

@VeganV5912

2 жыл бұрын

@@88njtrigg88 : .. Time-Iapse, 5-10 days 🧟‍♂️🦠🍖🔴... (inside your stomach) kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4aIj9icZd24crw.html ... 🤮 NO fibre !!! Stays in your body and rots away 🤮🤮🤮..... That’s why I’m vegan, lots of fibre if you eat plants and fruit and nuts and berries and tubers and lentils beans et cetera. PH 7, no smell. Which side of history are you on, Jeeffrey Dahmer 👓😩🦠🍖🔴... Or veganism ✅❤️💪😬😉??. You don’t hurt your cute little dog 😍🤗🐶🤥🤥🤥... Covid and ‘Monkeypox,’ are animals eating 😒🍽🦠🍖🔴... Go vegan. It’s cheap and no murder. Win-win situation ✅❤️🌎😉.. !!!!!

35:48 most if not all of the "lichen" showed on screen are actually just mosses, that are actually plants, in this very video I could see their sporophytes that are diagnostic of non-vascular plants, Idk why how a mistake like that happened judging by the quality of the documentary and channel too, it's a shame that the diverse group that are the lichens with their miriad of forms and coloers weren't showcased in that high quality documentary

@lobstrosity7163

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, disappointing. Not only is it wrong, it also misses the chance to show off some visually stunning stuff.

@lunadecat1991

7 ай бұрын

The first 25 minutes were only stock video parts that often repeat and though well chosen, it bothers me somehow.

@niccolo2534

6 ай бұрын

Yes. Wanted to point out exactly the same thing. As a botanist with a particular fondness of lichen I was severely disappointed. Especially since people are overlooking lichen all the time while they are such great organisms and probably as much responsible for terrestrial life as fungi themselves. (What they say about them is true though)

@SiskinOnUTube

6 ай бұрын

I guess the video editor needed a bit of help from the script writer. It woke me up from the story, watching the moss stand in place of lichens.. jarring.

@binkwillans5138

5 ай бұрын

I thought immediately theses were mosses. Let's hope this stunningly brilliant video on fungi is one day matched by an equally stunning treatment of lichens.

not to be political but fungi is the only living being that had practiced true communism

@billyhendry8369

5 күн бұрын

So far ;-)

It cracks me up when the closed captions use "lichens" and "lycans" interchangeably. The idea that the combination of algea and fungus turn into a wolf on the full moon is just hilarious to me

@ninalehman9054

Ай бұрын

Speech to text still has a way to go, I see. 😂

This entire sceries is so incredibly, jaw-droppingly well written! Huge kudos to Leila Battison, for her science poetry! I honestly don´t know any channel that does it better.

@ElectronFieldPulse

2 жыл бұрын

@Janitor Queen - So, only one woman is responsible for the script this British dude reads? If it really is one person, that is impressive, she does well.

@peasinourthyme5722

2 жыл бұрын

@Janitor Queen Thanks! I think David Kelly who does the narration does a great job though. He seems really in tune with the words, he sort of embodies that soul, if I may be a little poetic as well. :) As for choosing between female and male, I imagine they are just a tight-knit group of friends who enjoy doing things together, and they happen to have a really good narrator in their midst, so they use him. (Ther are three people doing this series as far as I know, they are listed in the description. Same people have another channel about the history of the universe.) Peas out!

@peasinourthyme5722

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElectronFieldPulse Yep, ONE single person has researched and written this entire series, plus another one on their other channel, about the universe. At least if we are to believe the video description. Which wee should I guess! :)

@Lightningchase1973

2 жыл бұрын

The papers about electric signaling are new... Jaw dropping and well recherched here. Potential intelligence formation in organisms, who'd have thought funghe high on the list... Before this... 35 min... Pandora / Eywa a lot... When Sci Fi is overtaken by nature, to some extent...

@charliemiskwaabineshii9001

Жыл бұрын

True, True.

The title sequence of this channel gives me chills at this point. This series is some of the best content on KZread and one of my favorite documentary series. I bought a year worth of Curiosity Stream just to thank them for supporting your efforts.

This is an inspiration. This will be an epic game setting for D&D.

I had no idea fungi were so ancient. I thought that their rise and explosion was a by-product of the Carboniferous, but they seem to have been the original pioneers after 'Snowball Earth'!

@annoloki

Жыл бұрын

The carboniferous period began in part due to the arms race between plants and fungi, as wood was something that fungi could not break down, so trees had a massive evolutionary advantage over basically everything else. It took some 60 million years for some fungi to evolve the ability to consume wood. This 60 million year period is where coal comes from for example, as dead trees did not rot. This is why the climate change issue arises... the process that removed and buried all the carbon from the atmosphere to form the fossil fuels we're burning simply isn't a process that still happens, so we're basically unwinding the carboniferous changes in a way that nature simply won't redo.

@tylerv.g.6268

Жыл бұрын

@@annoloki Yikes, chilling thought

@rman229

Жыл бұрын

@@annoloki holy shit thats so cool

Thank you for making these great free documentaries for us all, we are so lucky for such an amazing channel :)

@TheMongolianMage

2 жыл бұрын

*channels

@elgoz13

2 жыл бұрын

Hear, hear!

Psychedelic is the answer to most severe anxiety and depression...The use of magic mushrooms completely helps one get over depression and makes you feel like yourself...I used antidepressants for some years but it only made me feel like a zombie but with immediate use of mushroom 🍄 in few months I feel like I'm living a whole new Life.

@dearity33

Жыл бұрын

Yes....myco_louiis

@allybee342

Жыл бұрын

I just finished weaning off all these terrible psych meds that made me crazy and worse.It’s hard for me to imagine that, but watching all these studies has given me hope.

@hazeemakhan5301

Жыл бұрын

Please where to search .... Is he on insta?

@thomasmaxime2340

Жыл бұрын

I live in Michigan….suffering for awhile now but didnt realize how serious I may have it until recently - probably bc of @self medicating” with alcohol

@tessymitch

Жыл бұрын

Please can myco_louiis ship to me in the UK?

This is a very good higher level summary about recent discoveries about the mighty fungus. It was a treat to see the Stoned Ape theory discussed. While it is a fringe theory, it seems logical that psychedelic mushrooms had at least some impact on human development. We know so little about the Wood Wide Web, hopefully we can gain a deeper knowledge before we destroy it all. We've just scratched the surface so far, with most of our knowledge about fungus gained in just the past few decades. There's so much more to know.

@lynxthewise7233

Жыл бұрын

"Humanity" is one big ape trip! We were just apes, and by ingesting mushies we were introduced to 'consciousness'. Explains so much! Internet is basically electricity-based mycelium.

@nostalgiatrip7331

Жыл бұрын

​@@lynxthewise7233 I thought the inverse of this, how mycelial networks are just organic internet

I thought I’d offer some pointers on Nahuatl pronunciation. The -tl is pronounced very quickly as one sound, not as its own syllable. The L is voiceless, so it sounds like a hiss. qu is ALWAYS pronounced like k, NEVER as kw. (kw is written as cu). hu is just a plain w sound. Stress falls on the penultimate syllable: Te-noch-TI-tlan, que-tzal-CO-huatl, te-o-NA-catl, a-HUI-tzotl.

Fungi freak me out a little. They're stupendously aggressive, and their method of predation is the stuff of horror movies.

@gingermcgingin4106

2 жыл бұрын

Munchkin player, eh?

@FishWhiskey

Жыл бұрын

So is ours lol.

@tville4358

Жыл бұрын

"One single Flood spore can destroy an entire species"

@AS-cv8dc

Жыл бұрын

Best to just eat them.

@littlesnowflakepunk855

Жыл бұрын

the kingdom fungi is decay incarnate

Just adding to the wealth of comments giving well deserved praise to your absolutely stunning videos. Their written incredibly well. Your graceful, soothing, rich pronunciation is fantastic. Thank you, I learned a lot!

Currently 2.1 million views... Shows how much people are loving this kind of quality content. Thank you! It's so well done. I genuinely hope it makes you rich!

Humongous fungus

As usual your documentaries are fantastic. I always love seeing them come up in my feed. My one major qualm was during the discussion of LICHEN, the only things being shown are MOSS species. Not a single lichen was actually shown, and for a documentary like this, that's unfortunate considering just how fascinating lichen are. Not to mention makes the information provided highly inaccurate in a visual sense :(

@robertthayer5779

2 жыл бұрын

Hire a editor. And a less computer voice. Lichen. Not in the click bait. Whassup?

@edwardlulofs444

2 жыл бұрын

Videos show things that are not being discussed quite frequently. When they don't have the video or access to the video that they want, they have to show something. I doubt that most people notice the substitution.

@Argacyan

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardlulofs444 material for lichen is pretty ubiquitous so idk if not finding the right thing can be the cause.

@adventureswithiris2903

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardlulofs444 ok clickbat

@morgan0

2 жыл бұрын

also it’s (i think always) three organisms not two

Amazing! Thank you for producing this!

Fantastic video thank you for this. The prospect that fungal like organisms have been around for 2.4 Billion years is absolutely astonishing. You also said something that made me shiver: "fungi have experimented with minds for as long as there have been minds". I don't know what to do with that information 😅

@tylerv.g.6268

Жыл бұрын

Makes you wonder if its so good at experimenting with minds because it may be the architect of neural connections or at least the cousin. Maybe that's why some of them have such a profound effect on the human mind, because they use those same kind of chemicals to communicate

@MalcolmAkner

Жыл бұрын

@@tylerv.g.6268 That makes sense on some primal level. Fungi are basically disembodied nervous-systems, i.e. brains, and since they've been around for so long and are known for their symbiotic and parasitic relationships it would make sense that they have been a key part in shaping most evolution on this planet. Fascinating stuff!

00:01 Intro 08:55 Part l - More Than Mushrooms 23:53 Part II - Ultimate Partnership 38:53 Part III - Fungal Earth 50:24 Part IV - The First Fungi

@kevinsbacon932

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, wasn’t sure when the title would be addressed

@rudyz193

Жыл бұрын

So the video about the first fungi has the part about the first fungi at the very end of the video?

@rhoddryice5412

Жыл бұрын

@@rudyz193 Well I suppose you have to build a foundation and walls before laying a roof.

@thecianinator

Жыл бұрын

51:45 Mystery Machine cameo

@onradioactivewaves

Жыл бұрын

​@@thecianinator zoinks 🤯

Fungus. Quiet, hidden, strange. Almost alien in nature. And yet, necessary for life as we know it. This video changed the way I look at fungus, history, and life. I can't help but anthropomorphize them a little bit. Having taken fungi for granted all my life, I can't help but see them in a new light. Somewhere between wonder and terror, I can't help but think the Aztecs were right when they called one fungus the "Flesh of the Gods". With everything they've accomplished across eons, there is something almost divine about fungus, isn't there?

@acarroll1714

Жыл бұрын

Black mold isn't divine, that stuff is a portal to hell.

@nick-sx5ob

Жыл бұрын

Its quite strange isnt it... an complete kingdom of this earth earth... Not alive but also not dead...

@idontwantahandlethough

Жыл бұрын

@@acarroll1714 hell absolutely counts as "divine".. just not the good kind. (as in 'created by an otherworldly force or being')

@theobserver9131

Жыл бұрын

In my opinion, fungus has a powerful connection to the divine. Being a consumer of psychedelic mushrooms, they absolutely convey me to the realm of the gods. They show me in fine detail how everything in the universe is connected.

@theobserver9131

Жыл бұрын

And yes of course, there are some forms of fungus that are fatal to us. It goes without saying.

What a fantastic documentary! Huge thanks for the information, the gorgeous shots and the wonderful narration.

Hats off to you guys on this one! Massive piece of work, so much information brilliantly presented. The jaw dropping, mind blowing story of the fungi! All the possibilities for science, technology and mental health! Thank you writer Leila Battison and all the crew!

13:22 those are Humpback Whales, not Blue Whales, and are substantially smaller (14-15m and ~40,000kg vs 22-30m and 80,000-130,000kg for Blues). Not that it matters on the scale of the Humongous Fungus, but still

@toastycrab5175

2 жыл бұрын

All the shots of lichen show mosses instead, but I imagine it's not easy finding stock footage of lichen.

@Just.A.T-Rex

2 жыл бұрын

“Images shown are for demonstrative and illustrative purposes only”

I'm so happy to see some fungi love! I definitely believe they are underappreciated!!

You out did yourself on this one. What an absolutely intriguing piece of entertainment.

I'm a paleontologist AND I actually learned something today. Thank you for that!!! 👍👏♥️

My favorite topic. I was a mycologist for the state of NC dept of agriculture before moving to the research triangle and working with a huge laboratory research corporation. Has been quite a treat and I’d say we’re even less appreciated than the Lepidoptera enthusiasts. Also, Stamets is not the end all be all expert on fungi. He’s done more grifting and profiteering then most in this field and has created ridiculous ideologies toward progress in fungal advancements that can benefit us. The groups working on intestinal flora and its links to our health and spikes in autism rates are much more beneficial and don’t need to be seen on social media with a cult like following blurring the line between realistic achievements and exaggerated fairytales and non peer reviewed research and locked away patents sold to the government.

@venusboys3

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I had a moment of excitement over some of Staments' claims... but looking a bit deeper into his... enterprise... I've moved on toward more solid ground.

@leggonarm9835

2 жыл бұрын

@Janitor Queen What's to explain? There are many "Edison" like people who profit from science rather than actually contributing to the advancement and betterment of mankind.

@samsoncooper1

2 жыл бұрын

And people like that annoy those who are just interested in science for science sake. Putting money into the equation and having your focus on profit usually takes away from the science. Like the difference between Elon Musk and the scientists that actually come up with his rockets or batteries, an obvious intelligent man but business minded rather than science minded (and with some of his ideas its like God please have you even thought this through...)

@mishak38

Жыл бұрын

….intestinal flora and autism rates??? can i see a source for what you are talking about bc im not sure if i havent seen it, or if you are mistaking alleviating ASD symptoms by remodeling the gut microbes to getting rid of autism or “spikes in autism rates”..

@mishak38

Жыл бұрын

because if you are implying that our gut bacteria can CAUSE autism i really suggest you reread whatever it is you read. but if youre not then nevermind!

Magical and fascinating as always. And as usual, you go deeper than any other "latest research" news I've seen, even when I've been tipped off by somebody in the field. (The recent work on lichens being composed of multiple fungi + algae.) Also, while I appreciate the History of the Universe, you keep getting beyond what my poor little classics major brain can fathom. I need terra firma, quite literally, even if it is an illusion. I want stories about things. The idea of fungal networks being sentient in some alien, subsurface way is fascinating. In a way, they're like the mind of the soil. It also puts the Permian Extinction into terrifying perspective. In Michael J Benton's book When Life Nearly Died, he talks about the evidence that the rivers lost their banks, lost their meanders, and were carrying down rocks and boulders in torrents and floods- basically reverting to Earth before soil. I think he stated that it was evidence that trees had pretty well died off; without their roots, there was nothing to hold the soil together, and it was almost all washed away. But that means the fungal networks were losing their grip on the soil as well, and there were probably whole swaths of the planet devoid of fungus. Truly dead. (Do deserts have fungus? Not soft deserts like the Sonora, but sand seas like the middle of the Sahara. That might be the true definition of desert: no fungal web beneath the surface.)

Huge fan of Mycology here!! Mushrooms and fungi are some of the most interesting things to me. Well done on this!!

This documentary was amazing. Thank you very much for sharing this series.

I thought this was gonna be just a brief history of fungi, but (especially with the Chernobyl stuff) it was so much more- just wanted to say thanks!

Fungus is amazing. From its ability to hold together forests, to gardens, as well as some of their more…psychoactive abilities.

@stormevans6897

Жыл бұрын

The genus of psilocybe is such a blip in the face of the organisms that turned rock into soil for everyone else 2 billion years ago, it's crazy to think about how it's kind of like the fungi inadvertently interfacing with hominids because it lead to evolutionary success for this twig of the evolutionary tree.

@notjoosh8616

Жыл бұрын

u are ancient

@plumbherhub1664

Жыл бұрын

Little elves in the forest

@mikeredd8833

Жыл бұрын

As some one who grows mushrooms. But definitely no mycologist I can definitely say. They are truly fascinating! I suggest you get into growing them. You'll love it!

@m_christine1070

Жыл бұрын

I have an invasive fungal infection of my scalp and it's infected my brain and blood. It's the most horrifying thing I could have imagined

incredible!! I am definitely going to have to rewatch to understand more! Thank you for this!

Amazingly fantastic. More like this please.

Very nice doc. I only have to comment about the images of "lichen" from 00:35':48'' or so: what we are seeing is not a lichen but a sphagnum, which is a plant (moss, also called peat moss when dry and fermented) and not a symbiote.

@Darkanight

4 ай бұрын

I was so positive that it was sphagnum lol

One of thee best documentaries I have ever seen about Fungi. I highly recommend this to everyone, it's fascinating! ❤

History of the universe and now this channel as well are by far my favorite channels to watch. The voice and script writing is top notch

Thanks Leila. Amazing stuff.

The only problem with this channel is that it always leaves you crawing more. Great stuff as always! Thank you so much!

@nobbymorph

Жыл бұрын

And that is why we have the field of science, without it, there can be no more discovery and reversal / confirmation of theory. If this channel didn't create more questions than answers then it isn't doing its scientific purpose.

@mycodelic3554

4 ай бұрын

the problem is this channel is not accurate. fungi were not mycelium-forming initially, they were unicellular and motile. this is common knowledge for those of us who know fungal evolution.

The first fungi and its respective mycellium could have made it possible for much of the diverse life that followed to thrive! This first fungi could indeed be the, "Mother of the soil".

@mycodelic3554

4 ай бұрын

the first fungi did not have mycelium, they were unicellular, motile organisms, this documentary is misleading.

Whoaaaaaa! Spectacular science story telling! Subscribed! I loved watching every minute of it

This video has some of the most beautiful visual content I have ever seen

Giant fungi reminds me of how, eg, corn starch jumps around on an audio speaker. I can’t help but think that that’s what is happening with giant mushrooms on pre-historic earth…. especially now I know mushrooms make their own music. I could cry with the beauty of it all. They terraform, they dance, they make music, they create fractals… mushrooms are incredibly beautiful. I listen to them now. I’ve learned so many secrets since I began to listen to them.

@nicolayoung7973

2 жыл бұрын

I saw a beautiful almost fairy tale like mushrooms it stood alone shinny iridescent and perfectly lilac however as i picked it up it instantly dissolved never seen anything like this before or again.

@deusexaethera

2 жыл бұрын

Fungi also also eat your brain while you're still alive. Yes, so beautiful.

@zantherhayes7229

2 жыл бұрын

I too like to trip

@user-ellievator

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a fungi

@ThePinkBinks

2 жыл бұрын

Shawn Elliott You don’t need fungi to eat your brains. Modern life does that. Eating the correct kind of fungi improves brain function.

What a great and pleasant surprise, so close to a new video on your sister channel last week. I am claiming this as a late birthday present. Thanks to all involved 👍

Great presentation, really loved to watch this! Thanks a lot for sharing.

Cant believe how good these documentaries are

What an absolutely amazing documentary. The production and the effort put in are simply outstanding.

What an incredible channel... Super informative with little interuption. Beatifully narrated.. just cannot say enough how much this channel is appreciated. Thanks again

Quality video eloquently produced. I enjoy this material. Thanks for the effort.

Wonderful, lads and lassies. Now in semi-retirement and exploring your channel, I didn't know how far behind I had slipped while blithely teaching school science for decades. Your u-tubes make me feel like an undergrad again. Keep it up!

Whoever he was, he got it from his parents. You can tell it was a fun family. Any couple who would be the first to ever name their child Gus, has got to be a good time!

@nckfrmthapnw

Жыл бұрын

I just had a thought.. because of your user name. I cant imagine the types of drugs we will discover once we run certain molecules through these systems to come. Amazing possibilities there.

Fungi have bred humans as a means of spreading themselves to new planets. The mycelium empire will spread across the galaxies, heard it here first.

So soothing to listen to while I paint. Beautiful documentary. 😍

this is amazing. such a good narrator and amazingly interesting show

Honestly one of my favourite channels. Great content as always can't wait for the next one already!

So appreciative of the work you guys are doing!

Fantastic documentary work, thank you!

I have become addicted to your videos. They are incredible.

I've watched this video so many times. I can't wait for the next video. These even longer ones are even greater than great!

This is absolutely phenomenal - extremely well done

Wow! Superb. As always. Thank you

I have so many compliments not only for this video, but for this channel. I’m a fan of the whole family of “History of the” channels. I love how the music seamlessly leads into the next, the narration, the interweaving of natural and human history that ties it all together as one profound story. Thank you so much for your research and presentation of accessible science education.

What do you call the man who buys the house a round of drinks 🍸? : A Fungi 😮

@fuckamericanidiot

2 жыл бұрын

Fun G's are the best G's

@markshort9098

2 жыл бұрын

A man with more money than me

Leila's writes beautifully. And you already know your reading style hypnotizes and keeps my rapt attention. Evidently, thousands agree.

Absolutely delighted to learn that I don’t know about. Remarkable details and tonnes of thanks for this wonderful visual and informative treat👍

Thank you for taking the time to teach in such a way that lay people not only understand, but seek to know more.🎯👏🏾

this was a masterpiece. Congrats to the team or individual behind this youtube channel, but mostly thank you for putting it out there for the masses to watch and learn about our beautiful planet.

I always massively appreciate your videos and all the effort that goes into making them! ♡♡♡

This episode was particularly amazing.

This was such a treat, a morsel, you might say~ Thank you very much for this

Studied fungal biology as subject part of 1st year of my degree. Thanks to great lecturer I have had a background interest in fungi. This was was a great update and look forward to find out more. As an introduction to science of subject is excellent. Thank you for added motivation

Wooh. Finally a new episode. I like these even better than the ones about the history of the universe. Can't wait to watch it!

In my mid 50s (about 20 years ago) I found myself doing a basic degree in plant knowledge and gardening. (By accident). I loved it. I already loved gardening Until then I had no idea how amazing fungi were. Love this video.

This is the most fascinating thing ever!!!!Love everything about it 👏

That was fascinating. Thank you!

Cherenkov radiation isn't caused by the breakup of water moleculers, but due to the fact, that the dacay produces charged particles which are travelling faster through the water than the speed of light in water (which is only ~75% of the speed of light in a vacuum).

@edwardlulofs444

2 жыл бұрын

As a particle physicist, I know that you, Jonathan Jager, are correct. I didn't hear the video say that Cherenkov radiation was caused by water breakup. Perhaps someone wrote that in a comment.

@johannageisel5390

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardlulofs444 No, they really said that in the video. I heard it too.

@OOTurok

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardlulofs444 Isn't Cherenkov Radiation, the result of nuetron decay of Tritium & Deuterium in heavy water?

As I sit here sipping a beer, I am thankful for fungus🤣 that’s actually the angle that first sparked my love of fungi.

Your documentaries are epic. Well done.

the comments are quite crowded, there isn't mushroom in here

@josepha5685

23 күн бұрын

Funny 😂

One can learn so many new and useful ideas and concepts here. I knew from Paul Stammets that fungi were not just mushrooms in one's salad, but much much more. This really lifts the fog on the fungi!

Whao - amazing summary.... I will watch and recommend this over and over and over... Many documentaries in one... Brilliant dedicated work...❤

So happy when you post!! I just love your videos ❤️

vids are so well done and dialogue is great aswell

Absolutely beautiful work on this ❤ amateur mycologist here and this just made me tear up. I loved this so much. Never heard of the stoned ape theory, sounds so interesting. I had no idea evidence of fungal structures have been dated back to almost a billion years or MORE ago! That’s so amazing! Thanks so much for this! I already have curiosity stream and I will be adding your shows onto my watch list!!

Absolutely amazing video.