5 Mushrooms to Make You Love Fungi | Meredith Keppel | TEDxHerndon

Fungi are more than just the fruiting bodies we see and they are doing more than we could ever imagine. This supposedly simple organism is everywhere and involved in everything. Here are five specific examples of mushrooms and just exactly what they can do. From treating cancer to breaking down plastics, mushrooms just may be saving the world.
Meredith Keppel's passion for environmental science began one summer in southern Virginia at Nature Camp. Here she discovered a passion for nature and fungi that led her to spend a semester of her sophomore year in Maine at an intensive all-girls school for marine science. While there she conducted research on population genetics of a paralytic phytoplankton for the Maine Department of Marine Resources. Meredith has also volunteered with numerous local organizations including Loudoun Habitat for Humanity, Herndon Environmental Network, Runnymeade Park, and Goose Creek Association. Additionally, she has spoken on the subject of fungi at many local garden clubs and was the speaker for last January's Green Breakfast, hosted by the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District. Her future plans include studies in environmental science and sustainability.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@hathaway78]

Great talk! So happy to see more young people getting excited about fungi! Make sure to see the newly released Fantastic Fungi

[@sydastark3761]

It is interesting to see this lady tried to balance all of her things at once. I’m right there with her and I feel for her.

[@KikiSandstrom]

i must say I'm too more impressed than I thought I'd be

[@fitnfab6522]

5 mushrooms. 1. Oyster- 2. Turkey tail-enhance immune system 3. Cordyceps-stops growth of tumor 4. Ganoderma Reishi-treat cancer 5. Lion's Mane- neurological cure, growing new nerves

[@BlackShampoo75]

Oyster can break down toxic waste. Check out stamets experiment

[@commenting4love]

i ordered 4 of the 5 listed here yesterday in liquid culture form to grow. I ordered morels as a 5th instead of the oyster. funny now to see this list.

[@kathywithak7529]

Thank you 🙏

[@sirdavis1228]

One Could almost say they're magical. I'll leave myself out

[@lukapesun]

how can she be so interesting and dynamic without losing or taking a breath?!

[@joshua98]

**IMPORTANT RULE** You can always take more but you can never take less. #MAGICMUSHROOMS

[@egcowling9657]

"Every mushroom is edible.....at least once." 🙃😂

[@annieree]

Amazing talk, go Meredith!!

[@Jellyf0x]

If you enjoyed this, search "Paul Stamets" here on youtube. You won't regret it.

[@Isharepassion]

Jellyf0x He's my favorite guy 😃

[@meredithkeppel9200]

Jellyf0x His TED talk was a large part of what inspired this talk! check it out: 5 ways mushrooms are saving the world

[@edi9892]

I met an Austrian in Gran Canaria. He was so happy that the forest there was full of edible mushrooms, but no-one seemed to realise it... Such mushrooms would have been very expensive on a marketplace in Austria.

[@Isharepassion]

❤️ I recently started a new job, in a small office, where four of us share a fridge. In that fridge is a Brita water filter pitcher. One of my coworkers complained the water tasted "dirty". It went on for a few days, and she was stunned I could drink the water without any trouble. I started to doubt my taste buds, but the water really tasted fine. Finally, she figured out the problem was actually her cup. She simply forgot to clean it, and after awhile started to affect the water inside it. She cleaned her cup, and drank the water with no problem. I can't help but look at this, and think about the world we live in. Too often we quickly blame other people, other things, anything else but ourselves. "You're racist". "You're intolerant". "You're the problem". The world isn't perfect, I know, but I think we should take a step back sometimes and ask ourselves some tough questions. Can I be better? Is my heart really pure? Can I help this situation with kindness? I want to tell you this; please clean your cup. Because when you do, the water will taste much better. I promise you this. ❤️

[@RiakkteR4]

An alternative title: 1 Mushroom to Make You Love Everything

[@saramarks8354]

PHENOMENAL!

[@icehemp]

No one else has addressed this but I thought it was incredible that you gave a speech on such a controversial topic so well with such emotion kudos to you. Also I find many mushrooms fascinating including the wonderful boletes, out of curiosity are there any books you would recommend to study up more on fungi? I have most of Paul's books already.

[@meredithkeppel9200]

Thank you so much! I HIGHLY recommend "The Kingdom Fungi" by Steven Stephenson. It is one of the most comprehensive books on the topic. If you haven't read "Mycellium Running"- definitely check it out. Also look up Paul's TED talk, TEDMED talk, and speech at the Bioneers conference. There are lots of good TED talks out there on the subject and I think that's a really great place to start.

[@brandonessick775]

Awesome.

[@bneely3187]

I used to be one of those people that thought mushrooms were just the gross things that your mom would make you eat but actually it is something that could save thousands of lives and natural resources

[@WritewheelUK]

Meredith Keppel is impressive. The talk was a revellation to me. However, my aged brain failed to keep up. Is there any chance of it being published online, or as a .pdf? Or a book; I wouldn't mind paying. Thanks, Meredith. Yuo've opened my eyes on fungi and your enthusiasm is infectious.

[@sridharpichai2277]

Good introduction and uses in mushrooms in the En viroment

[@raraavis7782]

Awesome ☺

[@jendangelo3717]

Go Mimi!!!!

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Lion's mane is the one nootropic that is unparalleled when it comes to making you most curious person in the room

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this video is so underrated.

[@KendrickMan]

I always get a kick when I can tell the method of learning someone used based on their pronunciation and the things they mispronounce. She definitely reads books, as opposed to audio files. She pronounces Stamets different than Paul Stamets would, and also pronounced the letter A four times in Amanita.

[@meredithkeppel9200]

For sure! Unfortunately, where I'm from there weren't many people to learn from in person. When I was younger, I learned most everything by reading, listening to Paul Stamets' talks, or joining Facebook groups on fungi. I love that as a homeschooler the world was my oyster to chase knowledge! I do, however, still look back and cringe at some of those mispronunciations :) It's all a learning journey

[@KendrickMan]

@@meredithkeppel9200 Minus the home schooling I'm the same way ;) Up until 2 weeks ago, the internet was my only teacher. I don't think anyone in this line of interests really masters the pronunciations. Even my foraging class instructor was saying Tramates as opposed to trametes versicolor. Sorry, I'm about to make this longwinded. This is unrelated, but I think I finally understand home schooling. I got laid off from work last fall, and moved back in with my parents. Rather than look for more work, I decided to use the time to learn more skills. At first it was hard to keep focused, I was mostly disappearing in the middle of the night for shenanigans with friends, only applying myself to learning as I fell asleep watching youtube videos. Eventually, I broke my car due to being a turkey, and with no job to pay for another. I got used to walking, and I really got to know the woods around the town I live in, but didn't grow up around. Eventually, this, and my own negligence caused me to drop my phone in a river so deep I couldn't retrieve it. At first, socially, I wasn't wired to be isolated like that. Now I'm thriving at home. Even in high school I wasn't likely to want to do a science experiment in the basement, but ever since I started living like a homeschooler, I've got oodles of specimens, projects, plans, and I'm even considering starting my own business with fungi. At first, self-employing myself with mushrooms and walking through the woods seemed like a pipe dream, but I feel like the more I learn, the less crazy it seems. The world is suddenly my 'Ostreatus' too. see what I did there? Sorry, that was lame.

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Who doesn't already love a fun guy?😉

[@joshua98]

Opulent DNA very clever

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Opulent DNA the girl who kilLed the deliveryman? Or them talking.. Yeah, them talkin as entered posession

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Opulent DNA I don't get it ;)

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+joshua98 care to explain buddy? lol...

[@opulentdna4251]

Guys read the title. Then my comment. 😉 It's just a joke. I did not watch this video, but I do like Ted talks. I already love fungi.

[@sushiyamaster989]

I'm aware this is not an original thought but who on EARTH managed to dislike this video?

[@erndog64]

The mycophobs!! Scary for them!!

[@RealBradMiller]

Go mushrooms! Go Meredith!!

[@jessstuart7495]

Mushrooms help breakdown the leftover grass bits from my mulching mower. Thatch buildup really isn't a problem. Does anyone know if morel mushrooms can survive on grass clippings? I've been seriously considering buying some spawn and spreading it on my lawn to see what happens. I used to hunt morel mushrooms as a kid, and I remember they liked being around elm trees and cottonwoods. Morels are definitely my favorite fungi.

[@meredithkeppel9200]

Jess Stuart there are some great KZbin videos out there about Morels and how to grow them! From what I understand, climate and geography are key for their growth. I'm not sure about grass clippings, but they love wood shavings.

[@jessstuart7495]

Thanks. I really enjoyed your TEDx talk by the way; Very informative.

[@rajkumarlsullivan2380]

I am 21 years old, and I am currently doing bachelor in Biotechnology. I been trying to grow mycelium material in my house over straw and other agricultural waste. But I am facing continuesly failure. It's not getting hard and has different patches of mycelium growth, not a whole network. Please guide me through this if anyone knows about it.

[@jamesthomas1244]

It's mycelium, not yours. Other than that, this was a wonderful and fun presentation.

[@SwiftTalk7]

What would happen if you ate the mycelium?

[@SwiftTalk7]

It’s a controversial topic because the government already knows the properties of these mushrooms but they’d rather have us dumbed down and rely on pharma companies

[@andreasrademacher5715]

okay... I only listened until she - as a fungi expert - pronounced Paul Stamets name wrong...

[@robertschrum5496]

Her speech is very hard to listen to b/c she speaks from the throat into her nose. Wondering if speech & debate courses been eliminated from the educational curriculum.

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Have people nothing to do but making a presentation about tasty fungi

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Your neck problem is from a choice you made, dont go blaming it on them

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